Re: (no subject)

[petard <petard () sdf lonestar org>]

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On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 07:42:01PM -0700, Muhstik Botha wrote:
>     I just accessed a page which ejects my CD-ROM tray. Is this consider privacy or security breaching? I'm no expert 
> on pertinent subject. For me, i don't like ppl be able to fool around with my CDROM tray when i open their website. 
> Any comments? Thanks.
While ejecting your CD-ROM is both annoying and disturbing, I doubt
that it poses any serious threat to either your privacy or your
security. The very fact that it is possible might make you think that
more serious breaches are possible, and you'd be correct:

http://www.pivx.com/larholm/unpatched/

Not only can people eject your CDROM tray when you open their website,
they can most probably execute any code they want, reading and writing
any data that you yourself can. This is because you use defective
software running on a defective operating system to access the internet
and view untrusted (or wrongfully trusted) content. Because software in
general comes with no warantee, you have little recourse. If you don't
like the fact these breaches are possible, you should use a better
browser, preferably on a better OS, to view untrusted content. And don't
trust any content coming from other people you don't know and trust.

HTH

petard

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"I'm not a robot like you. I don't like having disks crammed into me...
unless they're Oreos, and then only in the mouth."
                -- Fry (Futurama)
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