Flaw In Windows Media Player May Allow Media Library Access

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Overview
An identified security issue in Windows Media Player 9 Series could allow an attacker to see certain information on your computer after you viewed a web page. For instance, this issue could allow an attacker to view information about your Windows Media Player Media Library and modify it. By installing this update, you can help protect your computer

System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Download: Flaw In Windows Media Player May Allow Media Library Access (W2K 2003)

Download: Flaw In Windows Media Player May Allow Media Library Access (XP)

View: Home Page for Windows Media 9 Series

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#1 Prelude76 on 26 Jun 2003 - 19:00

flaw? i thought this was a planned 'feature', specifically designed to let that insane Utah Senator hack into your box and delete your mp3s

#2 DsnBehind on 26 Jun 2003 - 19:06

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...certain information...

Passwords, credit card information, hard drive files? What, exactly?

(2 replies) #3 net-cruizer on 26 Jun 2003 - 19:11

lol, nothing in my WMP library, I don't use that garbage.
Winamp plays more file types than WMP can play, plus Winamp plays WMP's default file types even better than WMP itself, even all video types play better in Winamp.

#3.1 Prelude76 on 26 Jun 2003 - 19:24

so true, i drifted away from Winamp camp a year or so ago, used media player 8, then 9, then tried out winamp 2.9 series again and WOW, i love their 'music-blending' as you skip ahead thru mp3, and the slider bar never hangs like it does in WMP9 all the time. so i'm back in the winamp group.

but even if you hate winamp, there's 2 very nice alternatives to WMP; jet Audio and MusicMatch. WMP is so outgunned its pathetic. and to have such severe flaws makes it that much important to avoid.

#3.2 antareus on 27 Jun 2003 - 14:24

Musicmatch? Talk about garbage...

#4 Joshie on 26 Jun 2003 - 20:01

Those download links make it look like we're downloading the flaw. :]

Oh, and for what it's worth, I haven't been able to tolerate MusicMatch since 6.x. And back then I just used it for making MDs. There's just something retarded about the File menu taking a moment to pop up.

#5 CoolShady2002 on 27 Jun 2003 - 03:16

Anyone else notice this in the knowledgebase article 'kbWin2000preSP5fix kbWinXPpreSP2fix'

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