1997-11-10 - Re: WARNING: Serious Pentium Bug

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From: “Paul Bradley” <csm70830@port.ac.uk>
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Message Hash: 421c10a3a2401b06a88272918380b008508a20244447b27f49197ccc402a1f3f
Message ID: <10492831721@os05.iso.port.ac.uk>
Reply To: <199711091525.JAA10950@dfw-ix16.ix.netcom.com>
UTC Datetime: 1997-11-10 13:07:16 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 21:07:16 +0800

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From: "Paul Bradley" <csm70830@port.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 21:07:16 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Re: WARNING: Serious Pentium Bug
In-Reply-To: <199711091525.JAA10950@dfw-ix16.ix.netcom.com>
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> >This require no special permissions to run, it works fine with
> >average-joe-userspace permissions. I have verified this, it works.
> >Demand a new CPU from Intel.
> 
> This didn't crash my Pentium.  Hoax?

No way, this P200 croaked instantly the code was run, in the wrong 
hands this has serious network takedown potential.


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                            Paul Bradley 
                      paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk
       "Why should anyone want to live on rails?" - Stephen Fry






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