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Author Topic: Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?  (Read 1057 times)

Herakles

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Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
« on: August 30, 2004, 08:54:09 am »
Last week a news was published concerning a security flaw in Winamp because of the way it loads a skin.  Since Winamp skins can be used with MC, i was wondering as a MC user if i should it should be worried by this news.

http://news.com.com/Digital+attacks+on+Winamp+use+%27skins%27+for+camouflage/2100-1002_3-5323990.html?tag=nefd.top
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Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2004, 09:03:35 am »
At first glance, I don't see how, but we'll take a closer look.  Thanks for posting the link.



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Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2004, 09:14:48 am »
This bug concerns winamp 5.
As far as I know MC can only use Winamp 2 skins, there should be no problem using them.

I was wondering if implementing a (safe) skining engine into MC that allows the use of winamp 5's skins is :
  - something possible?
  - something that can insterest MC users?
  - something we could hope for?

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Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2004, 09:56:33 am »
CDvd is correct.  This problem is for skins MC does not support.

We probably won't support Winamp 5 skins.
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Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2004, 04:13:27 pm »
Does MC support winamp skins? Could somebody explaint this a wee bit more? Is this a new feature? I remeber WMP to be able to load winamp skins (rather crappy thouhg) but MC?!
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Here is a security related website: secubi.dk

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Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2004, 01:46:34 am »
That's been possible since I first came in (version 7 something). You download a WinAmp skin and install it via the skin manager. Simple as that. Of course this is only possible with mini-me skins.
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