COMMAND

	Windows XP Media Player buffer overflow

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

	Windows XP Media Player

PROBLEM

	In  an  adisory  by  Tony   Bettini   [tony.bettini@foundstone.com]   of
	Foundstone :
	
	 http://www.foundstone.com/advisories
	
	
	We learn that WMA and MP3 files that are  played  or  just  "pre-viewed"
	via folder, file, mail or http browsing can overflow the player via  bad
	file attributes (which would contain the offending code).

SOLUTION

	Microsoft has issued a fix for this vulnerability, it is available at:
	
	 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-072.asp
	
	In addition, the patch (Q329390) is available via:
	
	 http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com