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Windows Media Player OCX Attachment Vulnerability Patch

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Key Details of Windows Media Player OCX Attachment Vulnerability Patch

  • Eliminate a security vulnerability that could cause email applications to fail.
  • Last updated on 2/29/2024
  • There have been 1 updates
  • Virus scan status:

    Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)

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Developer's Description

By Microsoft
Eliminate a security vulnerability that could cause email applications to fail.
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 mail and then sent to another user, the user's mail client would fail when he closed the mail. The vulnerability would not cause any lasting effects. The user could resume normal operation by restarting the mail client and deleting the affected mail. Although the affected OCX control is associated with Windows Media Player, it poses no threat to it the vulnerability could only be used to attack e-mail clients.'OCX Attachment Vulnerability Patch FAQ

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
September 30, 2000
Latest update
February 29, 2024
Version
0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 10
Additional Requirements
Windows Media Player 7, Outlook or Outlook Express
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