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Screensaver Bug in Mac OS X

Posted by michael on from the bomb-icon dept.

dave1212 writes "Still too early to tell, but there seems to be a screen saver password exploit in Mac OS X. It was discovered and postedon the Full Disclosure list earlier today. Theories, personal tests, and rumours abound, with some success stories, and the possibility that it could affect all Cocoa programs. Speculation points toward a 2048 character buffer, with people using the emacs shortcuts Ctrl-K and Ctrl-Y to fill the text field in under half a minute."

3 of 452 comments (clear)

  1. Quick! by Kappelmeister · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone identify the Final Cut Pro box cutting Return of the King and swipe the rough cut!

  2. Re:You want a medal or something? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would have thought that hot RMS action would be something only linux users would dream of

  3. Mac OS X technology names by seismic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Everytime someone posts a message about OS X, I try really hard to take it seriously.

    I repeat to myself..

    Its a BSD kernel, its a BSD kernel, its a BSD kernel, its a BSD kernel.

    But whats with the names? Safari? Jaguar? Panther? It's hard not to imagine mac users wearing helmets and riding elephants.

    And its nearly impossible to say 'cocoa' without smiling? Seriously, try it.

    Cocoa. :)

    Steve Jobs:
    Well you're going to be AMAZED by what we've done. Today we're ready to unveil... Coconut! Inspired by Guano, and the successor to Firefly. Fully compatible with Gerber API's.