PATCH (RE: instant lunch advisory: via hackernews)

1999-11-01 Thread Mullen, Patrick
The cover of Maruchan's Instant Lunch says ready in 3 minutes. That is definitely not the case. Upon completing extensive research I found that during the second minute Instant Lunch is susceptible to a buffer overflow. The directions on the back are as follows: 1. Fold back lid

Re: PATCH (RE: instant lunch advisory: via hackernews)

1999-11-01 Thread Paul D. Robertson
On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Mullen, Patrick wrote: I have developed a patch workaround for the above problem. Just apply the patch to the directions as given. The problem arises when users misread the directions and don't realize the water is not boiling before being added to the cup of instant