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[News] Security warning: Elbox' pci.library also contains RDB trashing code ANN.lu Posted on 14-Nov-2002 14:38 GMT by Qwe 32 comments View flat View list Elbox' pci.library also contains code that can trash a users's harddisk RigidDiskBlock. This time I provide informations on how to find the code. Since not everyone was convinced that the code is present in their drivers I provide a step by step information with a GNU GPL decrypter with extensive explanation. This works with pci.library (tested with version 5.6). All source code is provided, there's no trick, you can verify all by yourself. Find it here. List of all comments to this article Sorted by date, most recent at bottom Comment 1 Anonymous 14-Nov-2002 13:46 GMT Comment 2 Frodon 14-Nov-2002 13:49 GMT Comment 3 themoose 14-Nov-2002 13:54 GMT Comment 4 Anonymous 14-Nov-2002 13:59 GMT Comment 5 Teemu Suikki 14-Nov-2002 14:03 GMT Comment 6 Anonymous 14-Nov-2002 14:11 GMT Comment 7 Anonymous 14-Nov-2002 14:12 GMT Comment 8 Anonymous 14-Nov-2002 14:15 GMT Comment 9 themoose 14-Nov-2002 14:17 GMT Comment 10 Anonymous 14-Nov-2002 14:43 GMT Comment 11 Björn Hagström 14-Nov-2002 14:46 GMT Comment 12 amigammc 14-Nov-2002 15:15 GMT Comment 13 Björn Hagström 14-Nov-2002 15:34 GMT Comment 14 Anonymous 14-Nov-2002 16:35 GMT Comment 15 Martin Blom 14-Nov-2002 17:04 GMT Comment 16 Xeyes 14-Nov-2002 18:00 GMT Comment 17 Burn 14-Nov-2002 19:00 GMT Comment 18 CodeSmith 14-Nov-2002 20:23 GMT Comment 19 reflect 14-Nov-2002 21:13 GMT Comment 20 Substance 14-Nov-2002 21:13 GMT Comment 21 Joe Bauschek 14-Nov-2002 23:06 GMT Comment 22 Rat 14-Nov-2002 23:14 GMT Comment 23 Rob 15-Nov-2002 00:56 GMT Security warning: Elbox' pci.library also contains RDB trashing code : Comment 24 of 32 ANN.lu Posted by Anonymous on 15-Nov-2002 02:06 GMT In reply to Comment 23 (Rob): Yes, other software can cause these situations that you loose important data. Nothing is perfect and nothing can protect you best. But the situation with usb.device/pci.device are quite different to Vapour's Voyager. Voyager has not code inside that is forced to be there and delete your important business Data by trashing the RDB. usb.device/pci.device are known to have RDB trashing code inside them. Elbox knew about the code, they wanted this to happen and they can be held responsible for loss of important business Data. Hope you see the point now. If a normal Software fails for some reasons and you loose Data then you can say 'bad luck it just happened' but you know that there was no bad intention behind it that caused this situation. If Elbox drivers trashes your important Data then you can now stand up and say 'hey why did you embedd an RDB killer ? I bought your Hardware legally including the Drivers but under some stupid conditions it deleted my RDB because Elbox intentions were that this HAS to happen if some shit happens with the drivers'. The one situation is not forced (Voyager) the other situation IS forced (Elbox). Jump... Top Previous comment Next comment bottom List of all comments to this article (continued) Comment 25 NeRP 15-Nov-2002 02:10 GMT Comment 26 pVC 15-Nov-2002 06:37 GMT Comment 27 Piru 15-Nov-2002 06:57 GMT Comment 28 Anonymous 15-Nov-2002 12:02 GMT Comment 29 lopez 15-Nov-2002 13:50 GMT Comment 30 Piru 15-Nov-2002 14:29 GMT Comment 31 lopez 15-Nov-2002 18:51 GMT Comment 32 Anonymous 16-Nov-2002 00:03 GMT

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