Tag archive: ActiveX

Real Networks has issued a security advisory for its multimedia RealPlayers, but no fix, other than a strong suggestion that users on all platforms upgrade to RealPlayer 11. The vulnerabilities would allow a hacker to execute code on a system. Two of them relate to ActiveX, while the others relate to SWF files. RealPlayer 10 for Mac and Linux are open to the SWF flaw, while 10.5 and earlier for Windows is open to all four flaws. 11.0.0… Read More

With Patch Tuesday here and no critical updates on the horizon, Microsoft has issued a warning about some attacks on a flaw in the ActiveX control for Snapshot Viewer, a browser plug in for Office 2000, 2002 and 2003. Office Access 2007 doesn’t have the flaw. Since only Internet Explorer uses ActiveX, other browsers are safe. Exploiting the flaw could give a hacker control of the computer. However, IE with the Enhanced… Read More