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Image Causes Exploitable Overflow in Microsoft Products

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-a-spicy-picture dept.

Em Adespoton writes "Core Security researchers discovered that by electing a specially-crafted graphic as the user's display picture in MSN Messenger, an attacker could trigger a buffer overflow vulnerability on the chat partner's computer. Through this, it is possible to covertly take over machines running instant messaging software. Windows Messenger and Windows Media Player are also affected by this vulnerability. The story is also available at Newsfactor.com and SearchSecurity.com."

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  1. What do you expect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh, grandma. I want to slather your floppy tits with my penis juice and make you give birth to my son/uncle. Unnnff!

    1. Re:What do you expect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Heh. I'd love to see you saw that to your actual grandma. That'd be funny. :)

  2. SINCE /. USERS USE *NIX & MAC: ARTICLE=IRRELEV by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Post this article on an MS blog.

  3. Lets Fast Forward To 2006.... by Joshua53077 · · Score: 0, Troll

    ....when MS addresses the problem