Chris Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 A "highly critical" hole in one of the most-used pieces of software in the world means that audio files will be music to hackers' ears. The ubiquitous WinAmp program - used to play a huge range of media files - can provide someone with system access simply by getting someone to visit a malicious website. It all has to do with how the software loads Fasttracker 2 ".xm" media files. It is possible to cause a heap overflow and so run code on the person's system. A ".xm" file is not needed however, as the software runs through all supported files with the same faulty piece of code. This greatly increases the opportunities hackers may have to con someone into clicking a link and so providing them with system access.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmascracker Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Do I have to uninstall the old version first or can I install it over the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 OTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmascracker Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Downloading v5.03 as i type, thanks powerless :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Ive had v5.03 for a week or something now....i didn't even know that i was protecting myself :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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