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hayc59
April 5th, 2004, 09:06 PM
-{ Quote: "" A "highly critical" hole in one of the most-used pieces of software in the world means that audio files will be music to hackers' ears. The ubiquitous WinAmp program - used to play a huge range of media files - can provide someone with system access simply by getting someone to visit a malicious website. It all has to do with how the software loads Fasttracker 2 ".xm" media files.
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MoreInfo--->
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1343

bigc73542
April 5th, 2004, 09:09 PM
At least they do have a new version that is patched. ;)

http://www.winamp.com/player/