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Windows Media Player 6.4 Security Patch: ASX Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer

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This update addresses two security vulnerabilities that are related to each other only by the fact that they both affect Windows Media Player.
  • Details

    File name:
    Date Published:

    WMSU47357.exe

    5/21/2001

    Version:
    File size:

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    921 KB

      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.
  • System Requirements

    Supported Operating System

    Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT

      • Windows Media Player 6.4
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        • 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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