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Security Update Fixes the Screen Effects Hole

Posted by pudge on from the mmmm-overrunning-buffers dept.

jellomizer writes "Here is is. Available from Software Update. 'Security Update 2003-07-14 addresses a potential vulnerability when a password is required upon waking from the Screen Effects feature, which could allow an unauthorized user access to the desktop of the logged in user.' Now we can use our screen savers with the warm and fuzzy secure feeling."

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  1. W h e r e . . . by dlosey · · Score: 5, Funny

    is is? I cannot seem to find "is". I feel so lost!

    Sure can tell its Monday afternoon - editors are still recovering from the weekend

    Could pudge or jellomizer please post a hyperlink? Thanks!

    1. Re:W h e r e . . . by inertia187 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe it all depends on what your definition of the word is is.

      --
      A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
  2. Re:went witout a hitch by qengho · · Score: 5, Funny


    i just hope that one day updates won't require a restart.

    Ain't it annoying? How the hell am I going to get my uptime past 30 days or so if I keep having to restart because of patches? Curse you, Apple, for fixing things on a regular basis!!

  3. WAIT A MINUTE HERE (!) by krray · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a [lame] local user access hack/exploit. No big deal. Why fix it? They should ignore the problem. If enough people complain then it's not a bug, it's a _feature_. Has the moon gone red?

    Oh, wait, I stopped using Microsoft products. Sorry.