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Windows Media Player .ASF Processor Issue

This issue has been discover on November 20, 2001 regarding WPM .ASF processor contain unchecked buffer.

Title: Windows Media Player .ASF Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer

Date: 20 November 2001

Software: Windows Media Player

Impact: Run code of attacker's choice

Max Risk: Critical

Bulletin: MS01-056

Patch availibility: Yes

UPDATE: There's no patch for WindowsXP yet. And also, thanks ahodes1 for mentioning it in the forum.

View: MS Security Bulletin ID 01-056

Download: Patch for Windows Media Player 6.4, 7, or 7.1

Download: Run Windows Update (for XP user)

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