If a Second Life avatar walks onto a piece of land that contains an embedded malicious QuickTime File, they can be exploited. Furthermore, it is possible to have these media elements constantly playing. Second Life allows players to embed media files in Second Life objects, and uses QuickTime to handle all video rendering. Miller says the attack exploits the same QuickTime vulnerability that was publicly released earlier this week. dollars (approximately L$250 to US$1) so this should be considered a very serious issue. Linden Dollars can be converted into U.S. It works against QuickTime 7.3 (the latest) and Second Life 1.18.4(3).'All the victim has to do is have video enabled and enter a piece of land owned by the attacker,' Miller said, nothing that any Second Life player wandering near the attacker will have their pockets picked and then yell 'I got hacked!'
