I think windows media player is more limiting actually. You can't crossfade, use dsp plugins, etc that winamp does. I use media player for streams that require it, but no more than that.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio" <[email protected]>; "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:11 AM Subject: Fwd: New Winamp Security Vulnerability > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>From: Chipmunks [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>This just came off of a list I'm on. >> >>Doris >> >>New Winamp Security Vulnerability >> >>Tech News: >> >>Nullsoft has just released an update to Winamp aimed at fixing a serious >>security vulnerability that opened up systems to remote attack. >> >> The company posted version 5.13 of the media player online on Monday >>after Secunia and other security companies issued alerts about the >>problem. >>Malicious software exploiting the "extremely critical" flaw was already >>circulating on the Internet, according to Secunia's advisory. >> >> A security researcher by the nickname of Kozan discovered the flaw in >> the >>Winamp 5.12 that can be exploited to compromise a user's system. Proof of >>concept code was published last Sunday. >> >> An attacker could exploit the flaw through a specially crafted >> playlist >>file. Upon opening the file, the flaw results in a buffer overflow, >>allowing >>the attacker to launch applications and take over control of a system. The >>vulnerability effectively allows the attacker to turn the computer into a >>zombie system or steal data from the system's hard drive. >> >> Even though the security company gave the vulnerability its highest >>rating for software threats, it noted that the number of people who use >>Winamp has declined over the years, so the scope of the problem is not as >>large as it once might have been. >> >> "Winamp used to be the world's most popular MP3 player and is still >> quite >>popular, but as Windows Media Player has gotten better, some users have >>migrated over," said Thomas Kristensen, Secunia's chief technology >>officer, >>to CNETnews.com. >> >> "We aren't aware of any systems that have been compromised yet, but >> it's >>likely to happen since there's exploit code out," Kristensen said. >> >> Well, as you can plainly see, nothing is safe anymore. Not even your >>music player. So, if you want to keep your system safe, go to >>www.winamp.com/player/ >>and get the latest Winamp version. > > Regards Steve > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: steve1963 > MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
