Trouble in taffer land: Indeo codecs to be disabled by security update.

lost_soul on 17/12/2009 at 16:49

I just heard this this morning on a podcast and thought I'd share it.

(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/954157.mspx)

lost_soul on 17/12/2009 at 16:57

"By only allowing applications to use the Indeo codec when the media content is from the local system or from the intranet zone, and by preventing Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player from launching the codec at all, this update removes the most common remote attack vectors but still allows games or other applications that leverage the codec locally to continue to function."

Oops, nevermind. I guess it shouldn't be an issue after all.

sNeaksieGarrett on 12/1/2010 at 19:25

well, were you still able to use the movies from thief after installing this update? I'd like to know before I allow this update!

lost_soul on 13/1/2010 at 21:32

I usually play Thief 1/2 on another OS (not windows), so I'm not sure if videos will still work after the update. That said, the quote I posted above implies that there should be no problem, because local playback is still allowed.