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title: CVE-2007-2263
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2263
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# CVE-2007-2263

Publication date 31 October 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.0, 10.1, and
possibly 10.5, RealOne Player, and RealPlayer Enterprise allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SWF (Flash) file with malformed
record headers.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2263#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| helix-player | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.10 edgy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| realplayer | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [kees](https://launchpad.net/~kees)

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/10252007\_player/en/ "Issue 4"

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2263)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2263)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-2263)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2263)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2263>
