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serious winamp security risk

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mouser:
Critical Security Flaw Found in WinampAn "extremely critical" security vulnerability has been discovered in AOL's Winamp digital media player, relating to the way the software handles filenames that include a computer name. An exploit has already surfaced for the flaw.
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Note that last part: An exploit has already surfaced for the flaw.

that means you better take this seriously if you use winamp especially for listening to internet streams.


http://www.betanews.com/article/Critical_Security_Flaw_Found_in_Winamp/1138642647

Veign:
Already been patched.

New version of WinAmp has been released...

mouser:
people need to be careful of this and upgrade, it is being exploited in the wild:
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,39310016,00.htm

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