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Message-Id: <201008312311.o7VNBuVG024057@bari.maths.usyd.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:11:56 +1000
From: paul.szabo@...ney.edu.au
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, cmorris@...odu.edu
Subject: Re: DLL hijacking with Autorun on a USB drive
Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
>> ... The victim is attempting to view a plain text file. Surely
>> that can be done safely?
>
> Only if your OS's security model understands the fact that executable
> code and data belong in different security domains and thus different
> rules should apply about what files to "trust" in each category.
Hmm... an OS that cannot "view" plain-text in a safe manner...
Shame on those who would call that an OS.
Yes, even the Windows security model understands those things.
Cheers, Paul
Paul Szabo psz@...hs.usyd.edu.au http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney Australia
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