Vulnerability Development: Re: [Cooker] Nothing about Linux, but it's too nice!!! [WAS: weird Windows 2000/XP bug]

[David Durham <david.durham () wcom com>]

Well.. I tried this on a 2000 machine with cygwin and gcc  and changed
the include line to #include <stdio.h>, but it didn't do anything
special...

Exactly what compiler and what circumstances?

On Thu, 2001-11-01 at 12:16, Claudio wrote:
> I know it's not a Cooker-subject, but it's too comic and I want you to smile 
> with me  ;o)))
> Have a nice weekend!
>
>               Claudio
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:19:47 +0200
> From: Teodor Cimpoesu
> To: vuln-dev () securityfocus com
> Subject: weird Windows 2000/XP bug
>
> Some guys arround here are having fun with a little C program which causes
> Windows200/XP to reboot:
>
> #include
>
> int main(void)
> {
>    while (1)
>       printf("\t\t\b\b\b\b\b\b");
>    return 0;
> }
>
> I don't know exactly where it was first seen, and who discovered it; just
> thought to forward it here maybe others have insights.
>
> comments?