Security Holes - RealPlayer and QuickTime

Holes found in RealPlayer, QuickTime

By Sandeep Junnarkar
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 2, 2003, 12:07 PM PT

Update:
Just as streaming video and audio are hitting the mainstream, researchers have sounded the alarm about serious security holes in two popular digital media players.

The vulnerabilities have cropped up in RealNetworks' RealPlayer and Apple Computer's QuickTime. While unrelated, the weak spots could allow an intruder to execute damaging arbitrary code on a victim's computer. In both cases, updates are available to remedy the problem.......

 

Thanks Ramona.

I opened RealPlayer8 and went to Help, "Check for Update" and got my March 2003 security update - it was a 2.18MB download so it wasn't bad at all Details here:

http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/securityupdate_march2003.html
RealNetworks Releases Security Update to Address RealOne Player, RealPlayer Security Vulnerabilities

Luckily I don't have Quicktime 5 or 6 installed since the solution there isn't as easy.... you have to upgrade to Quicktime 6.1...the standalone installer is listed as 11MB.