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blogs.technet.com - 12/29/2008
Questions about Vulnerability Claim in Windows Media Player
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Happy holidays to everyone. While it’s been a snowy holiday season for us in the Pacific Northwest (some of us are still snowed in), the MSRC never closes and we are always working to help keep customers safe. In that vein, we’ve received some questions about a vulnerability report ...
microsoft.com - 12/23/2008
Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP
— microsoft.com — Fully packed with utilities, PowerToys, visualizations, skins, sound effects, and much more, you can install the Windows... Media Bonus Pack on your Windows XP-based computer and let your creativity shine. The Windows Media Bonus Pack requires Windows ... (more) Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP

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securitytracker.com - 12/29/2008
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Media Player Integer Overflow in Playing WAV Files Lets ...
— securitytracker.com — Description: A vulnerability was reported in Windows Media Player. A remote user can cause the target user's... player to crash. A remote user can create a specially crafted WAV, SND, or MIDI file that, when loaded by the target user, will cause the ... (more) SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Media Player ...

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Updated: Yule Log Visualization for Windows Media Player 11/Vista/XP
blog.seanalexander.com - 12/25/2008
Updated: Yule Log Visualization for Windows Media Player 11/Vista/XP
— blog.seanalexander.com — Last week, I got two emails from readers asking if there was a way to get the... old Yule Log Visualization for Windows Media Player running in Vista. Originally released as a part of the Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP , ... (more) Updated: Yule Log Visualization for Windows Media Player ...

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eWeek - RSS Feeds:  Microsoft Disputes Claim of Windows Media Player Vulnerability

Betanews:  Microsoft denies the severity of a Media Player exploit

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Microsoft Disputes Claim of Windows Media Player Vulnerability
eWeek - RSS Feeds — Microsoft says reports of a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Media Player are false. Rumors of the flaw surfaced last week on the Web. Microsoft is denouncing a security researcher’s claim of a remote code execution flaw affecting Windows Media Player. Reports of the vulnerability surfaced last week on the ...

Microsoft denies the severity of a Media Player exploit
Betanews — ... be long before real exploits appear. This was demonstrated with the recent zero day vulnerability of Internet Explorer." But the world at large was introduced by the issue yesterday when Microsoft squashed Heise's report like...well, like a bug , providing technical details to back itself up. "The security researcher making the initial report didn't contact us or work with us directly but instead posted the report along with proof of concept code to a public mailing list," reads the Security Response Team's statement yesterday . "After that report, other organizations picked ...

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