full-disclosure - Local DoS in windows.

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Message-ID: <oprwxcimlkq1jf6f@mail.ysgnet.com>
From: npguy at ysgnet.com (npguy)
Subject: Local DoS in windows. 

shamefully it happen with my xp running in 128 mb ram pc whereas another 
which has enough ram, has not shown this problem.

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 21:05:29 -0400, <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu> wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 02:18:16 +0200, Richard Spiers <dksaarth@...x.za.net> 
> said:
>> whoopee!. Bleh. Really a security issue? Same thing happens if you have 
>> show
>> windows content enabled and you drag around a window, as long as your
>> dragging the window, the cpu will remain close to 100 % usage. 
>> Significant?
>
> Probably not directly, but possibly indirectly.
>
> The questions are, of course:
>
> 1) Is the 100% cycle sucking done as a pre-emptible thing, or can you
> cpu-starve something else using it?
>
> 2) Is there some *other* security-related API that botches incorrectly if 
> it's
> cpu-starved?
>
>> No, unless its proof of some shoddy coding of some-sort.
>
> A hammer is a useful tool for finding  non-impact-resistant screws......
>



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