full-disclosure - MORE CRITICAL FLAWS IN MS WINDOWS EXPLORER

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From: michealespinola at gmail.com (Micheal Espinola Jr)
Subject: MORE CRITICAL FLAWS IN MS WINDOWS EXPLORER

He's referring to Windows Explorer (the Windows GUI interface,
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe).

It is a joke.


On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:48:29 -0500, Kevin Reiter <tux@...guinnetwerx.net> wrote:
> <snip>
> 
> : Windows Explorer is an advanced browsing tool made by Microsoft. It is used
> : in daily tasks to open folders, copy files, delete files, rename files and
> : view files on a system. It is the foundation of the World Wide Web and used
> 
> OK, we need to figure out which "Explorer" this guy is talkin' about - Internet
> Explorer or Windows Explorer.
> 
> : Shogun Suzuki discovered that a remote user can connect to any machine via
> : numerous exploits and use Windows Explorer to view files, rename files,
> : delete files, change permissions on files stored on a remote machine that
> : has been pwned.
> 
> ..such as ...????  (HINT:  What 'sploits?)
> 
> : On a command prompt: del C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
> 
> Erm...sure...OK.   But what happens when the poor sucker reboots the box and
> discovers the O/S is inop (provided the O/S even lets you delete the file in the
> first place, since explorer.exe is the shell ...)?
> 
> Sorry, but this was the very first post I saw after I joined this list a little
> bit ago, and I couldn't resist a few comments.  Is this guy for real, or is this a
> joke?
> 
> -K
> 
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