Re: Microsoft Security Advisory (892313)

From: Michael Pelletier (mjpelletier_at_mjpelletier.com)
Date: 05/26/05


Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 21:52:47 -0700

Winged wrote:

> 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.

...thanks for the heads up. I never liked, and refuse to use, WMP...

Michael

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