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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Herakles on August 30, 2004, 08:54:09 am

Title: Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
Post by: Herakles 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 (http://news.com.com/Digital+attacks+on+Winamp+use+%27skins%27+for+camouflage/2100-1002_3-5323990.html?tag=nefd.top)

Title: Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
Post by: JimH 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.

Title: Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
Post by: CDvd 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?

:)

Title: Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
Post by: JimH 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.

Title: Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
Post by: pank2002 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?!

Title: Re:Security flaw in Winamp - Can MC be affected?
Post by: Mastiff 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.