Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050788
Revision Date:2005-09-27Version:502
Title:RHSA-2005:788: HelixPlayer security update (Critical)
Description:HelixPlayer is a media player.

A format string bug was discovered in the way HelixPlayer processes RealPix (.rp) files. It is possible for a malformed RealPix file to execute arbitrary code as the user running HelixPlayer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-2710 to this issue.

All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains HelixPlayer version 10.0.6 and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2005-2629
CVE-2005-2710
CVE-2005-2922
RHSA-2005:788-01
Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed
  • AND HelixPlayer is earlier than 1:1.0.6-0.EL4.1
  • AND HelixPlayer is signed with Red Hat master key
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