AplusWebMaster
August 19th, 2003, 07:57 PM
:o FYI...
(NOTE: With all the other stuff going on, I was reminded that my Windows Media Player needs a fix, badly! This is it!
- For some unknown reason, it is -NOT- listed by a "WindowsUpdate" scan for "Critical Updates")
Windows Media Player Security Patch
- Updated: June 23, 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-029.asp
- Impact of vulnerability: Potentially run code of attacker’s choice.
Recommendation: Windows Media 6.4 customers should install the patch immediately. Users of Windows Media Player 7 should install the latest Windows Media Player 7.1 version immediately ...
- Technical description:
...In Windows Media Player 6.4, the privacy setting is selected via a new option, which can be reached by going to the menu item View / Options then selecting the player tab and de-selecting 'Allow Internet sites to uniquely identify your player'.
In Windows Media Player 7.1, the privacy setting is toggled via the existing option under the tools menu, on the player tab and deselect the option 'Allow Internet sites to uniquely identify your player'...
- Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
- System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT..."
(NOTE: With all the other stuff going on, I was reminded that my Windows Media Player needs a fix, badly! This is it!
- For some unknown reason, it is -NOT- listed by a "WindowsUpdate" scan for "Critical Updates")
Windows Media Player Security Patch
- Updated: June 23, 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-029.asp
- Impact of vulnerability: Potentially run code of attacker’s choice.
Recommendation: Windows Media 6.4 customers should install the patch immediately. Users of Windows Media Player 7 should install the latest Windows Media Player 7.1 version immediately ...
- Technical description:
...In Windows Media Player 6.4, the privacy setting is selected via a new option, which can be reached by going to the menu item View / Options then selecting the player tab and de-selecting 'Allow Internet sites to uniquely identify your player'.
In Windows Media Player 7.1, the privacy setting is toggled via the existing option under the tools menu, on the player tab and deselect the option 'Allow Internet sites to uniquely identify your player'...
- Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
- System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT..."