Window locks and can be closed with Ctrl +Alt+ Delete or by clicking the x in the top right corner ... followed by an "end now" or "cancel" prompt.
From: Blue Boar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Internet Explorer 6 DoS Bug Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:27:58 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I found a bug in IE6 �n Windows XP with all Service Packs and Patches installed:
If you enter C:\aux in the adressline of the IE (not EXPLORER, InternetExplorer)
and hit enter, the window will freeze. This bug is simmilar to C:\con\con
but not as dagerous. But its the same reason, naimly that windows trys to
open aux, a hardware device in earlier windows versions.
Cannot reproduce your results, at least not for my definition of "freeze". Tested on WinXP Pro with all patches and IE updates provided by Windows Update. IE simply displays a blank page. CPU is not pegged, IE functions notrmally (I can open another page from there, for example.)
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