full-disclosure - Shortcut...... may cause 100% cpu use!!!

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From: sysadmin at agent.co.il (Ag. System Administrator)
Subject: Shortcut...... may cause 100% cpu use!!!

Bipin Gautam wrote:
> --[Effected]--
> The exploit has been tested in WINDOWS xp
> 
> --[Description]--
> Running a specially crafted "shortcut" that points to itself! IF executed through 'Windows Explorer' or IE may cauze 100% cpu use... THAT CAN LEAD TODoS in the victim.
> 
> 
> 
> --[Simple! proof of concept]--
> http://www.geocities.com/visitbipin/shortcut.zip
> 
> [Note: You *may* have to RUN the 'shortcut' few* time's to have a effective 100% CPU use...]
> 
> 
> EXTRACT this file and copy it to c:\   [root] and double click IT... or open it through IE after copying it in c:\
>  
> 
> 
> 
> PS: Anyone willing to craft* it for IIS        (O;
> 
> --[credit]--
> Bipin Gautam (hUNT3R)
> 
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Mmmmmm!!! What a REAAAAALLY USEFOOL vulnerability!!!

Bipin, you MUST inform Micro$oft about this vuln!!!

And thank you for your GREAT INVESTITION to security arena!

Trully yours,
Ivan Susanin


PS: format c: /u /y will fix ALL windoze vulns...