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> This particular vulnerability appears in the GUI component of Microsoft Windows Kernel There's your problem right there.

• 72deluxe 12y ago
  Are you saying that Microsoft are incapable of releasing a decent product or a stable API? If so, you'd be wrong on the second count, and I'd say the first too but then argument would ensure. The Windows API and all related systems are stable and mature. And I'm saying this as an OSX user.
  • peterkelly 12y ago
    > Are you saying that Microsoft are incapable of releasing a decent product or a stable API? No, I'm saying that implementing scrollbar handling in the kernel is a bad idea. It's not something which requires privileged system access, and thus should be done in user mode where bugs like this won't lead to privilege escalation.
    • 72deluxe 12y ago
      But everything in the OS will use a scrollbar, so put it in the kernel, right? :-) Only kidding. I think OSX got around this problem by removing scrollbars haha only kidding You make an excellent point, sorry to misunderstand your original post.