Re: [Full-Disclosure] Local DoS in windows.

[npguy <npguy@ysgnet.com>]

shamefully it happen with my xp running in 128 mb ram pc whereas another 
which has enough ram, has not shown this problem.

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 21:05:29 -0400, <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu> wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 02:18:16 +0200, Richard Spiers <dksaarth@unix.za.net> 
> said:
> > whoopee!. Bleh. Really a security issue? Same thing happens if you have 
> > show
> > windows content enabled and you drag around a window, as long as your
> > dragging the window, the cpu will remain close to 100 % usage. 
> > Significant?
>
> Probably not directly, but possibly indirectly.
>
> The questions are, of course:
>
> 1) Is the 100% cycle sucking done as a pre-emptible thing, or can you
> cpu-starve something else using it?
>
> 2) Is there some *other* security-related API that botches incorrectly if 
> it's
> cpu-starved?
>
> > No, unless its proof of some shoddy coding of some-sort.
>
> A hammer is a useful tool for finding  non-impact-resistant screws......



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