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Work-around solution to : Apple Mac OS X Screen Saver Password Prompt Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
From: Rishi Pande <rpande () vt edu>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 17:43:59 -0400
Hello,With regards to the above vulnerability, I tested 3 Machines (1: G4 450 & 2: Dual G4 1.2G) They all had the mentioned screen saver vulnerability. However, a work-around solution is if you use "Key-chain access" and lock screen instead of using the "hot-spot" method. The end effects are the same using both but the buffer overflow is avoided using the former method.
Hope this helps. Regards, Rishi Pande P.S. To get to Key Chain -Desktop->Hard Drive->Applications->Utilities->Key-chain access->View->Show Status in MenuBar->Lock Screen
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