Microsoft KB Archive/309370

= Media Player Stops Responding When You Download a File from a URL on Windows XP =

Article ID: 309370

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q309370





SYMPTOMS
When you use Media Player version 6.4 to download a file from a Web site, Media Player may stop responding.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a URL is copied into buffers and Media Player does not verify that the URL fits. A URL that is too long results in a buffer overrun vulnerability.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

This update is available on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site.

Download the &quot;Windows XP Update Package, October 25, 2001&quot; now

Release Date: October 25, 2001

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date         Time   Version     Size     File name   Platform -  04-Oct-2001  13:58  6.4.9.1121  498,960  Dxmasf.dll  i386 04-Oct-2001 13:58  6.4.9.1121  844,048  Msdxm.ocx   i386



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.

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