On Fri, Oct 23, 1998 at 07:31:30PM +0200, I wrote: > Netscape is working on a patch. oh, and I almost forgot (in fact, i did): Netscape posted a workaround to their webpage that protects you against this specific overflow, but also prevents existing plugins from working. see: http://www.netscape.com/products/security/resources/bugs/mimebufferoverflow.html To quote their page, do the following to protect you: 1.In Communicator, select Preferences from the Edit menu. 2.In the Preferences dialog box, select the Navigator category. 3.Select Applications. 4.On the Description list, select the * entry and handled by Plug-in: Netscape Default. 5.Click on the Edit button. 6.Set Handled By to Unknown: PromptUser. 7.Restart Navigator or Communicator. bye, paul -- .----------------------------------------------------------------------. | mail: pbat_private :: url: http://paul.boehm.org | | irc: infected :: pgp: finger pbat_private | pgp -fka | \.....Linux is like a wigwam - no windows, no gates, apache inside..../
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