Windows · Free download · Audio Players
eliminates a security vulnerability that lies in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 but primarily affects e-mail applications.
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Overview
eliminates a security vulnerability that lies in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 but primarily affects e-mail applications.
In depth
OCX controls are containers that can hold multiple ActiveX controls. A particular OCX control, associated with Windows Media Player, could be used in a denial-of-service attack against RTF-enabled e-mail clients, such as Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express.
If the affected control were programmatically embedded into an RTF e-mail message and then sent to unsuspecting users, their e-mail clients would fail when they closed the message.
The vulnerability does not cause any lasting effects. You can resume the normal operation of your e-mail client by restarting it and deleting the affected message.
Verdict
Windows Media Player 7 Security Patch: OCX Vulnerability runs on Windows 98/Me/2000 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 262 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Audio Players.
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