Microsoft has warned that attackers are actively targeting a security vulnerability in the SafeDisc DRM technology that ships as part of Windows. The problem affects the 'secdrv.sys' file, a component of the SafeDisc copy encryption developed by Macrovision and sold to game developers.
The DRM technology is bundled with Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista, but does not affect Windows Vista. Danish security website Secunia rates the vulnerability as 'less critical', the second step on a five step severity scale. The risk to end users is limited because a successful exploit requires attackers to have an account on the targeted system.
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The DRM technology is bundled with Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista, but does not affect Windows Vista. Danish security website Secunia rates the vulnerability as 'less critical', the second step on a five step severity scale. The risk to end users is limited because a successful exploit requires attackers to have an account on the targeted system.
View: The full story @ vnunet
Either I've been grossly mistaken for the last 6 or so years or the author of this article doesn't know what the hell they're talking about.
Much like the update Microsoft released for Flash, mainly because the old swflash.ocx was bundled with versions of Windows.
But that aside, this is a bug in SafeDisc and I don't know if MS can be blamed for it directly. They can fix it though.
I really don't see how that can be the case, even if it's for the Mac.
http://www.macrovision.com/promolanding/7352.htm
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