Re: Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS98-008)

From: Brett Glass (brettat_private)
Date: Wed Jul 29 1998 - 11:09:35 PDT

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    At 09:48 AM 7/29/98 -0400, David Kozinn wrote:
    
    >However, the wording there says "... Eudora does not allow any unauthorized
    >programs to be automatically executed on a user's system...", which seems
    >to me that problem with merely receiving long filenames isn't a problem (as
    >it is with the other products), but that a problem doesn't necessarily
    >_not_ exist when you try to explicitly run the (bogus) attachment, as
    >you've seen.
    
    Actually, I'm not trying to "run" the bogus attachment -- just to view it.
    And the GP fault I experienced was suspicious. When program memory or
    the stack is overwritten with arbitrary characters, it frequently causes
    a GPF.
    
    --Brett
    



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