Re: Security Alert Windows Media Player

Re: Security Alert Windows Media Player

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Re: Security Alert Windows Media Player Karl Levinson, mvp 05-26-2005
Posted by Karl Levinson, mvp on May 26, 2005, 10:16 pm
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Thanks for the info. I don't know why MS didn't make this a security
bulletin back in March when it first came out. No wonder most people dont'
seem to know about this. I gather they don't consider it a security
vulnerability, but I sure freaking do.


> This was posted on another newsgroup...
>
> Default Setting in Windows Media Player Digital Rights Management Could
> Allow a User to Open a Web Page Without Requesting Permission
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/892313.mspx
>
> Affects Media player 9 and 10
>
> What makes this bad is by using current IE exploits no user interaction
> would be required for someone to do bad things. If you download music
> or video files ..... be aware.
>
> -Im



Posted by Imhotep on May 27, 2005, 3:55 am
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Karl Levinson, mvp wrote:

> Thanks for the info. I don't know why MS didn't make this a security
> bulletin back in March when it first came out. No wonder most people
> dont'
> seem to know about this. I gather they don't consider it a security
> vulnerability, but I sure freaking do.
>
>
>> This was posted on another newsgroup...
>>
>> Default Setting in Windows Media Player Digital Rights Management Could
>> Allow a User to Open a Web Page Without Requesting Permission
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/892313.mspx
>>
>> Affects Media player 9 and 10
>>
>> What makes this bad is by using current IE exploits no user interaction
>> would be required for someone to do bad things. If you download music
>> or video files ..... be aware.
>>
>> -Im


Me too!

-Im

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