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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

'Critical' security problem from MP3s

Microsoft's Windows XP and the WinAmp MP3 player are both potentially vulnerable to a buffer overruns that could cause code to be run on a target computer, a security firm said on Thursday. Microsoft has already issued a patch. If you do not have XP set for auto-updates, go here. Also, Real Networks reckons it has finally fixed the multiple security problems with the RealOne player, reports InfoWorld.

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