[muglo] Re: Mac OS X vulnerable & Video Card Needed

on 5/25/04 6:08 PM, Rich at lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Eric D,
>
>>I have a suspicion that the authors of the ZDNet stories and that 
>>particular
>>website are trying to drum up ad readership by exaggerating these
>>vulnerabilities. What you can do with a malicious script is pretty limited
>>by the fact that Mac OS X severely limits apps' access to system
>>directories/code and gives no access to files inside the home directories 
>>of
>>other users.
>
>Hello folks.
>
>That script can do anything it pleases, given the right instructions.  On
>some developer forums, it's been demonstrated its power.  Apple was working
>on it last week and I believe there's a security update on the 24th.

Of course, it would still be limited to a user's account unless an admin 
user [foolishly] enters a password ;)

>Secondly, does anybody know where I can get a video card for a G4/400 AGP?
>I use one as a server and I need a video card for it, but don't want to
>spend $200 for a card.  ATI Rage 128 Pro's cost about $20 these days, but
>can't find any.
>
>Any ideas, folks?

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Eric.

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