Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:57:55 -0600 From: Aleph One To: BUGTRAQ@netspace.org Subject: Major Explorer 4 java security hole! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 05:04:27 +0100 >From: Fabio Ciucci To: Russ.Cooper@rc.on.ca Subject: [NTSEC] Major Explorer 4 java security hole! TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email "unsubscribe ntsecurity" to majordomo@iss.net Contact ntsecurity-owner@iss.net for help with any problems! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I discovered a Major Explorer 4 security hole! >From: "DirectDraw bug causes crashes", CNET News.com: "This is a denial-of-service problem in that it prevents you from using the system," said Microsoft product manager for platform marketing Joe Herman. "[Ciucci's] applet is hanging the system, and it's a bug that we need to correct.", Herman did not know when Microsoft would issue a patch. Here is the info page with a sample: http://www.anfyjava.com/iebug/ Please, publish this and write articles about it. Fabio Ciucci * Fabio Ciucci, artist & Java programmer * http://www.anfyjava.com