Two separate exploits involving the Apple QuickTime and the Microsoft Windows Media players could continue to plague computer users regardless of which Web browser is installed as the default on a computer system. So far, the only browser developer to announce a patch for this vulnerability is Mozilla.org, which posted a patch to its open source Firefox Web browser late last week. The Apple QuickTime vulnerability, now one year old, poses new risks because Apple has yet to fully patch it, warn some security experts.
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Media Player Exploits: New Vectors, New Threats
Posted by: Jack M. Germain September 26, 2007 04:00 AMTwo separate exploits involving the Apple QuickTime and the Microsoft Windows Media players could continue to plague computer users regardless of which Web browser is installed as the default on a computer system. So far, the only browser developer to announce a patch for this vulnerability is Mozilla.org, which posted a patch to its open source Firefox Web browser late last week. The Apple QuickTime vulnerability, now one year old, poses new risks because Apple has yet to fully patch it, warn some security experts.