Windows Media Player 6.4 Security Patch: ASX Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer
Brief Description
This update addresses two security vulnerabilities that are related to each other only by the fact that they both affect Windows Media Player.
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Quick Details
| File Name: | WMSU47357.exe |
| Version: | 47357 |
| Date Published: | 5/21/2001 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 921 KB |
| Estimated Download Time: | 3 min 56K |
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Overview
This update addresses two security vulnerabilities that are related to each other only by the fact that they both affect Windows Media Player. The two vulnerabilities are a buffer overrun in the functionality used to process Active Stream Redirector (.ASX) files, and a vulnerability affecting how Windows Media Player handles Internet shortcuts. In addition, this update addresses a potential privacy vulnerability that was recently identified. 
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows NT
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Instructions
- Click the Download link to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.
- Do one of the following:
- To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
- To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
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