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To: JC Jaros who wrote (49259)9/14/2000 4:41:24 AM
From: Rusty Johnson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
Reports of Windows Me bugs already rolling in

By STEPHEN SHANKLAND, CNET NEWS.COM

The first reports of Windows Me bugs are rolling in on the eve of the official launch of Microsoft's new operating system for home PC users.

A bug hunter named Andrew Griffiths has announced he has discovered a vulnerability that allows attackers to crash or reboot a Windows Me computer running a TV software package by sending the computer a certain type of data over the Internet.

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As far as I'm aware, this is the first (Windows Me vulnerability) that's been made public knowledge, Greenbaum said.


nytimes.com

Microsoft ... where would you like to crash today?