As reported by Symantec Corporation on October 12, 2004 a security vulnerability affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows XP Home/Pro/64/Server/Media Center/Tablet PC. has been uncovered. As reported "Microsoft Windows contains a buffer overflow in the Compressed (zipped) Folders feature. A maliciously crafted compressed file could overrun an internal buffer causing arbitrary code to be executed in the security context of the current user." For more information please see -

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...tent/11382.html

** I neglected to say that this issue does not effect those users running Service Pack 2 **