---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 15:08:08 -0700 From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Discussions regarding Windows-related security issues. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RealNetworks RealServer G2 buffer overflow - WORKAROUND A Web site reader at www.ntsecurity.net, Brendan Brannen, sent me this message with a workaround to help any of you that are using the RealServer G2: =============== "While this may not be the best fix for everyone, on our server, I simply went in to the .cfg file and (after backing it up of course) deleted the entry that specified the admin port. I then stopped and restarted the rmserver service. While this does of course effectively turn off the administrative capabilities of the software, you can of course switch between your backed up version and the new one of the CFG file to re-enable this service. It's a kludge, but it fixes the hole until Real comes out with something..."