comp.sys.mac.advocacy

ZnU wrote:
> In article
> <78220b81-496f-42f2-a6a3-1cb4d5f4e9c5@y24g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>,
> ed wrote:
>
>> On Mar 28, 8:27 am, DCA wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <0d3b11d5-4b75-414c-aa88-3ea0d6838...@y24g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>,
>>> ed wrote:
>>>> On Mar 28, 8:12 am, Jim wrote:
>>>>> In article <1iehqs2.13oxkxujcru8yN%...@me.com>, a...@me.com (PeterBP)
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Its fantastic what a little context can do to a story, ain't it?
>>>>> Omission is a dis-wonderful thing!
>>>> wow, being worried about 'mission, it's funny how you didn't mention
>>>> the linux and vista boxes are still standing when you provided
>>>> clarification. :D
>>> I'd have went for the Air too; that was part of the prize. :D
>> sure, get the air. but if windows is as insecure compared to os x as
>> some maccies (like jim) claim, might as well take a couple minutes and
>> knock out the vista box for another $10k, even if you didn't want the
>> laptop. ;D
>
> Probably just another buffer overflow. Ho hum. They've been found in
> browsers before. This contest happened to result in one being found in a
> Mac browser, but it's virtually certain that some still lurk in current
> Windows and Linux browsers, waiting to be found.
>
> (The subject line is, of course, extremely misleading; the winner didn't
> discover the flaw and develop an exploit for in in two minutes; he had
> obviously discovered it ahead of time.)

What is not misleading is that they went the whole rest of the day
without Vista or Ubuntu being broken into.

Steve