Re: [Full-disclosure] DLL hijacking with Autorun on a USB drive

[paul.szabo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx wrote:

>> ... The victim is attempting to view a plain text file. Surely
>> that can be done safely?
>
> Only if your OS's security model understands the fact that executable
> code and data belong in different security domains and thus different
> rules should apply about what files to "trust" in each category.

Hmm... an OS that cannot "view" plain-text in a safe manner...
Shame on those who would call that an OS.

Yes, even the Windows security model understands those things.

Cheers, Paul

Paul Szabo   psz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics   University of Sydney    Australia

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