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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."

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  1. Confirmed Positive by HaloZero · · Score: 0, Troll

    PowerBook G4 12" (iFootlong)
    Mac OS X 10.2.6
    Darwin Kernel Version 6.6

    Wow. I'm shocked. That sucks. It's an easy-ass fix, though. Now to just shoot anyone who goes near my computer, until Software Update beeps.

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  2. Re:ok people wtf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why is it that everyone who indicates that their post will be modded down for troll never is? It's obviously a way to avoid getting modded as troll, but it seems to work anyway. I'll probably get modded as troll (except that now that I've said that, I won't! Except that I openly stated my motivation, so maybe I'll get modded down anyway. Maybe some heads will just explode. x_X)

  3. Re:ok people wtf by Bueller_007 · · Score: 1, Troll

    RTFA.
    It's not just a screensaver bug. It affects the cocoa core.

  4. This cant be happening... by t0ny · · Score: 0, Troll
    But, whats going on? I dont get it... they said Apple was so secure, that it was so much better.

    I put all my kiddie porn and recipies on my Apple; does this mean I have to move them again?

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