i had mixed results. i created the file on a linux box. ie would not let you save it on an nt box. (gives error) netscape would let you save the file. on different nt4sp3 machines i had this reaction: 2 machines: no problem, right click and get menu 1 machine: right click, screen blanks to its wallpaper then returns to desktop and brings up a FindFast window. 1 machine: right click, screen blanks to its wallpaper then returns to destop and brings up an error about the c: drive not found, then a FindFast window. marc > -----Original Message----- > From: Clifford Hammerschmidt [mailto:chammersat_private] > Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 1:25 PM > To: BUGTRAQat_private > Subject: NT too? Re: Another Windows98 Bug... > > > The following perl script will create a 250 character file > that will crash > WinNT (service pack 3) explorer when right-clicked on: > -------------------- > $fn = 'A' x 250; > open (FH,">$fn") or die ":$!\n"; > print FH "it worked?"; > close FH; > -------------------- > > You may have to create the file inside a subdirectory. I think what is > happening here is the path+filename exceeds MAX_PATH. > > To delete the file drop to a command window and delete it using it's > shortname (dir /X will display shortnames). > > At 05:49 PM 2/9/98 -0800, you wrote: > >>>> > I'm not sure about the details of this problem, but when > testing another > buffer overflow, I created a long filename called "testfile.txt > > > " > (note the chr(160)'s at the end) It is 235 characters in > length. After > creating it on my desktop, I right clicked on it; explorer > crashed saying > it caused an illegal operation. the only way I found to > close this was by > using command.com I sent this to a friend and he got the same error. > > -Scott Campbell (<mailto:smcat_private>smcat_private) <<<<
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