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Windows Media Player Flaws Found
Master of Reality:
quote:Originally posted by ThePreacher:
Big surprise, Windows Media Player has three security flaws in it. Found this story at
http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2002/06/27/ms_security/index.html
patches for the flaws can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-032.asp
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whoa... so your saying that microsoft products actually have flaws???? But i thought that they were perfect?????
jtpenrod:
quote:The flaws were found in Windows Media Player versions 6.4, 7.1 and in its newest Windows XP operating system. The most serious flaw can allow an attacker access to the user's system with the ability to add, change or delete data and perform other functions.
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Now hold on there. Allow an attacker to access the user's system to change, add, or delete data? I thought that that was precisely what the latest service pack was suppose to do according to the amended EULA. :eek:
Or does it only count when someone other than Microsoft does it? :D
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choasmaster:
haha, that would be correct
tratan:
This EULA stuff is very scary, especially combined with the crazy congressman. I suppose there's not much chance of us being absolutely forced to use Windows by our CPUs, but I'm still a little worried. Even if hackers (not crackers, because these would be good guys) manage to crack the chips, I think it could be arranged so that routers would check machines for valid Windows licenses, through PGP or somesuch. :(
Oh well, I'm probably just being paranoid, I should just enjoy using Linux while I can! :D
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