1995-09-27 - Re: Another Netscape Bug (and possible security hole)

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From: donlonm@ccmail.mcclellan.af.mil
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1995-09-27 17:23:54 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 27 Sep 95 10:23:54 PDT

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From: donlonm@ccmail.mcclellan.af.mil
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 95 10:23:54 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Another Netscape Bug (and possible security hole)
Message-ID: <9508278122.AA812233405@ax.asc-yf.wpafb.af.mil>
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Ray,

You wrote:

>I've found a Netscape bug which I suspect is a buffer overflow and 
>may have the potential for serious damage. If it is an overflow bug, 
>then it may be possible to infect every computer which accesses a web 
>page with Netscape. 

Is there any way to avoid/prevent this problem by changing options in 
NetScape?

Thanks,

Mike D.





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