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to: Rich
from: Randy H
date: 2003-01-18 19:10:22
subject: Re: WMP 9 New features...New vulnerabilities?

From: "Randy H" 

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Why the exclusion of new features related to media playback?=20
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e29aacb{at}w3.nls.net...
     Yep along with whether they are due to new features, specificly =
those not related to media playback.

  Rich

    "Randy H"  wrote in message =
news:3e29747e{at}w3.nls.net...
    We'll just have to wait and see what vulnerabilities do surface with =
WMP9. =20

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e279d79{at}w3.nls.net...
         If you were to look at these you would find that the more =
recent more feature rich players have fewer issues than older players =
pretty much refuting the insinuation that more features =3D=3D more =
vulnerabilities.  WMP 8.0 for Windows XP has two or if you stretch three =
issues.  Of those two, one was common to all players and one was an old =
feature retained for compatility and the vulnerability was not with WMP =
but an issue of WMP exposing something that could be used against =
something else.

         I suspect if you look at other media players you would likely =
find the same.  Not that Real Player has had a great track record lately =
but I suspect newer versions are better than old ones.

      Rich

        "Randy H"  wrote in message =
news:3e2768da{at}w3.nls.net...
        Some of these look old, but I'm not at all surpised.=20

          "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e2762a0{at}w3.nls.net...
          "Randy H"  wrote in message =
news:3e2756fa{at}w3.nls.net...
          > What I'd like to know is how many new vulnerability vectors =
these
          > new features have added.

              2002-10-18:  Windows Media Player For Solaris Default =
World Writeable Permissions Vulnerability=20
                      2002-08-22:  Microsoft Windows Media Player File =
Attachment Script Execution Vulnerability=20
                      2002-07-30:  Microsoft Windows Media Player =
Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability=20
                      2002-07-25:  Windows Media Player IE Cache Path =
Disclosure Vulnerability=20
                      2002-06-27:  Windows Media Player Playlist HTML =
Script Execution Vulnerability=20
                      2002-06-27:  Windows Media Player WMDM Privilege =
Escalation Vulnerability=20
                      2001-11-20:  Windows Media Player Internet =
Shortcut Execution Vulnerability=20
                      2001-11-20:  Microsoft Windows Media Player .NSC =
File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability=20
                      2001-11-20:  Microsoft Windows Media Player .ASF =
Marker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability=20
                      2001-08-13:  Windows Media Player .ASX 'Version' =
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability=20
                      2001-05-26:  Microsoft Windows Media Player .ASX =
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability=20
                      2001-05-02:  Windows Media Player .ASX Buffer =
Overflow Vulnerability=20
                      2001-02-14:  Microsoft Windows Media Player .WMZ =
Arbitrary Java Applet Vulnerability=20
                      2001-01-01:  Microsoft Windows Media Player =
Javascript URL Vulnerability=20
                      2000-11-22:  Microsoft Windows Media Player .WMS =
Arbitrary Script Vulnerability=20
                      2000-09-26:  Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 =
Embedded OCX Control Vulnerability=20
              =20

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Why the exclusion of new features related to media =
playback?=20

"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e29aacb{at}w3.nls.net... Yep along with whether = they are due=20 to new features, specificly those not related to media = playback. Rich
"Randy H" <randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.netmailto:randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net">randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net A>>=20 wrote in message news:3e29747e{at}w3.nls.net... We'll just have to wait and see what=20 vulnerabilities do surface with WMP9. "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e279d79{at}w3.nls.net...
If you were to look = at these you=20 would find that the more recent more feature rich players have = fewer=20 issues than older players pretty much refuting the insinuation = that more=20 features =3D=3D more vulnerabilities. WMP 8.0 for Windows XP = has two or=20 if you stretch three issues. Of those two, one was common to = all=20 players and one was an old feature retained for compatility and = the=20 vulnerability was not with WMP but an issue of WMP exposing = something that=20 could be used against something else. I suspect if you = look at other=20 media players you would likely find the same. Not that Real = Player=20 has had a great track record lately but I suspect newer versions = are=20 better than old ones. Rich
"Randy H" <randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.netmailto:randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net">randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net A>>=20 wrote in message news:3e2768da{at}w3.nls.net... Some of these look old, but I'm not at all = surpised.=20
"Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net> wrote = in message=20 news:3e2762a0{at}w3.nls.net... "Randy H" <mailto:randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net"> size=3D2>randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net> wrote=20 in message news:3e2756fa{at}w3.nls.net... > What I'd like to know is how many new = vulnerability vectors these> new features have=20 added. =20 3D""=20http://online.securityfocus.com/sfonline/images/build/bllt_rd_1.gi= f"=20 border=3D0>
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