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Re: Pentium Computers Vulnerable to Attack?
From: "Stephen J. Smoogen" <smooge () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:02:34 -0600
On 4/11/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:53:41 -0000, Fergie said:Interesting -- Anyone else see this?Summarized for the cynical among you: "If you hijack the SMM code, and then use a blowtorch, you can hijack the Pentium". If you can use a blowtorch, you got physical access and it's game over anyhow. If you can scribble on the SMM code, you 0wn the box already. I'm not at all sure what the point is here, unless they've found a new way to get into the SMM code and then force a *spurious* SMM trap *without* already r00ting the machine....
Send user to some site with a lot of flash apps with tons of tiny infinite loops.. try to get processor to overheat and then inject? I bet you it would work against those $200 PC's from Walmart that seem to overheat at the drop of a hat. Might also work against a laptop.. -- Stephen J Smoogen. CSIRT/Linux System Administrator _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Re: Pentium Computers Vulnerable to Attack? Matthew Murphy (Apr 11)
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- Re: Pentium Computers Vulnerable to Attack? Dude VanWinkle (Apr 12)
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