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The Dude
12-30-2006, 07:48 AM
A critical bug in WMP9 and 10 has been discovered and there already is a proof of concept code that can exploit it.

Read more about it here (http://www.techweb.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196602748&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb)

Test your player to see if its vulnerable here (http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/21247.asx) (Proof of Concept test file) -- I tested mine and it wouldnt play it (Got an error message (wmp9))

Grab a patch from Microsoft here (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=19ca4b44-2b60-4270-9c42-f5063c627f91&displaylang=en)

BorgHunter
12-30-2006, 12:38 PM
Or...use Linux and don't even worry about these things! :)

Master Shake
01-16-2007, 09:16 PM
Or a firewall.