Re: Word 2000 DDE error on Win2K

From: gryphonnat_private
Date: Tue May 29 2001 - 02:36:10 PDT

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    In reply to:
    Sender: Oliver Reeves <Oliver.Reevesat_private>
    Subject: Word 2000 DDE error on Win2K
    Dated: 29 May 2001,
    Time: 9:55
    
    > Morning All,
    
    > 
    > I'm not sure if this is a known bug in Word 2000, and I can't find out
    > right now as I don't have web access from my PC at work.
    > 
    > I can consistently crash Word 2000 using the following method:
    > 
    > 1) Open up any text/document editor such as notepad or wordpad
    > 2) type a single word (must be a known word, no punctuation).
    > 3) highlight the whole word and CTRL+C
    > 4) launch word 2000
    > 5) CTRL+V
    > 6) press HOME to take you to the start of the line
    > 7) type I
    > 8) hit the space bar
    > 
    > this consistenly crashes word 2000 for me, and i get the following error
    > message:
    > 
    > DDE Server Window: WINWORD.EXE - Application Error
    > The instruction at "0x3076a63e" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The
    > memory could not be "read".
    > 
    > I am running:
    > Win2K 5.00.2195
    > Word 2000 9.0.3821 SR-1
    
    Hi Oliver
    
    I'm unsure exactly what the character is in (7), but I went with 1, I 
    and | and didn't reproduce the problem under a Windows 4.10.2222.A 
    (98SE) box running Office 2K Premium (9.0.2720)
    
    Cheers
    
    
    > 
    > I doubt that this would be exploitable, but I thought I'd find out if
    > any of you could reproduce it.
    > 
    > Thanks
    > Oliver.
    
    
    
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