Carigamers
Gaming => Handheld Gaming => Topic started by: W1nTry on September 12, 2006, 01:56:08 PM
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I was gonna put this in security but I figured it better off here:
PSP holds security risk
Beware the buffer overflow, warns Panda
By Nick Farrell: Tuesday 12 September 2006, 14:50
SECURITY OUTFIT PandaLabs has found a vulnerability in the popular game console the PSP.
Apparently a buffer overflow problem means that malicious code can be run on the PSP. To do it the hacker would have to come up with some code, but a proof of concept that exploits the flaw by using .tiff files has been spotted in the wild.
A spokesPanda said the flaw was dangerous and could make the PSP vulnerable to a Trojan attack.
He warned that PSP owners should not install software that does not come from reliable sources on consoles also they should be careful about letting any Tom, Dick, or Harry connecting to their machine.
More here (http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=4173). µ
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Quite a few people could use this information, so I'm going to wipe the slate clean here.
If you don't like the PSP and feel like hazing the people who do, please...DON'T.
You know who you are, and you have been WARNED.