Emerging Win7 x64 BSOD Vulnerability

[Qdos]

Apparently a simple piece of HTML code, executed in Safari, causes the Windows kernel to perform an instant BSOD (it only affects 64 bit builds).

A simple HTML tag will crash 64-bit Windows 7 ? The Register

It's presently unclear whether this could execute in other browsers, but since the code is all over Twitter and various forums you can bet your bottom dollar some websites will fall victim to hackers maliciously injecting the code before the vulnerability is patched.

The consensus of opinion is that it's not Apples fault, but Microsofts

 

[M1GU31]

ye since fanboys believe apple is perfect and its Microsoft's fault even though Microsoft didn't have anything to do with the coding since it was all coded by apple which would conclude that its apple's fault, i find it humorous anyways hopefully they fix that even though i dont use safari and use firefox

 

[FerchogtX]

The consensus of opinion is that it's not Apples fault, but Microsofts

Well, I would ask Apple, why Firefox is free from this bug and even IE9... It seems that they still nedd Jobs in there :S

See ya!!!

 

[alphanumeric]

By design?

















Just Kidding

 

[Dave76]

Kind of suspicious, I'm sure it wasn't on purpose

 

[M1GU31]

anyways the way i see it is there like the little kid who throws the rock at the window then the adult comes and points at the other kid and says he did it!!! i swear, it was his intention!! LOOOL

 

[jimbo45]

Apparently a simple piece of HTML code, executed in Safari, causes the Windows kernel to perform an instant BSOD (it only affects 64 bit builds).

A simple HTML tag will crash 64-bit Windows 7 ? The Register

It's presently unclear whether this could execute in other browsers, but since the code is all over Twitter and various forums you can bet your bottom dollar some websites will fall victim to hackers maliciously injecting the code before the vulnerability is patched.

The consensus of opinion is that it's not Apples fault, but Microsofts

Hi there
So if I throw a Brick on to the windscreen of an approaching BMW and the windscreen smashes it's BMW's fault and not mine.!!!!


The Apple fanboys need to get real. -- Incidentally at least Windows ALLOWS Apple stuff to run on it which is far from the case the other way around.

OK there might be some error in W7's code -- but ANY 3rd party app can get this problem -- and it's up to the two parties to sort out whatever appears to be the problem.

Cheers
jimbo

(BTW Please don't throw a brick at my nice shiny new BMW to test the theory is it Your fault or BMW's !!!!!).

Happy new Year all

 

[QuackPot]

People use Safari?

 

[kado897]

Oh dear it was running on a Mac.

 

[ACR731]

So...... don't use Safari and problem solved.

 

[Coke Robot]

This goes to show that apple really doesn't know how to code software worth shite. Take the mac os, it's linux.

 

[FuturDreamz]

That's what happens when you do a direct port without implementing native/basic/standard security APIs.

 

[jdavies]

I very much doubt you'd hear those guys blaming Apple if Word freezes OS X. But haters gonna hate. Life's too short to worry.

 

[simmo]

or a mac