catcorpse
05-01-2002, 10:32 AM
Normaly I woundn't post something like this here, but this is far reaching. How many of you use Winamp? well did you know that there is now a security hole that might let in MP3's with attached virus.
A bug in the code of WinAmp 2.79 allows a specially formed data tag in an MP3 file to cause a buffer overrun in the application, which could be exploited to run any piece of code the attacker wishes you can either disable winamps mini browser or you can update (http://www.winamp.com/) it to the latest edition which dosen't have the problem. Hats off to the Znet (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-895174.html) article!
A bug in the code of WinAmp 2.79 allows a specially formed data tag in an MP3 file to cause a buffer overrun in the application, which could be exploited to run any piece of code the attacker wishes you can either disable winamps mini browser or you can update (http://www.winamp.com/) it to the latest edition which dosen't have the problem. Hats off to the Znet (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-895174.html) article!