Critical vulnerability in ipconfig

[iago]

From a mailing list:

This is a very serious matter. I've found an error in how the IPCONFIG
command handles incorrect command line input.

    C:\>ipconfig lksdflkjdsakfl

    Error: unrecongnized or incomplete command line.

Clearly the error line is supposed to say "unrecognized". I don't know if
this is an exploitable issue. I've only tested it on Windows XP SP2.

Let's hope Microsoft patches this before it's too late!! 

<edit> Apparently the German version of Microsoft Windows does not suffer from this problem.  You might consider setting your language to German until a patch comes out:

C:\>ipconfig lksdflkjdsakfl
Fehler: Unbekannte oder unvollständige Befehlszeile.

[disclaimer: this is a joke.  Anybody who thinks I'm serious should be shot.]

[Sidoh]

Hahahah, that's great.

[Blaze]

What the hell?  That guy is an idiot.

[iago]

What the hell?  That guy is an idiot.

As I said, it's a joke :P

[Sidoh]

What the hell?  That guy is an idiot.

* Sidoh shoots Blaze.

[Blaze]

I understood it as a joke.  That doesn't make the joke or the person who made it up any less idiotic.

[Sidoh]

I understood it as a joke.  That doesn't make the joke or the person who made it up any less idiotic.

Why?  Because you fail to see the humor in it?  Your problem.

[Blaze]

I find humor in it, it's just TOO stupid.

[Sidoh]

I find humor in it, it's just TOO stupid.

It's a subjective statement.  Calling someone an idiot is too, but it's a much more personal issue...

[Joe]

The only thing I see wrong is they referred to a command line argument as a command line itself. Is that it?

[Ergot]

Crap I'm affected by it :(.

[iago]

The only thing I see wrong is they referred to a command line argument as a command line itself. Is that it?

No.  Look harder. 

[Joe]

And they spelled unrecognized wrong?

[iago]

There you go. 

[Joe]

I still don't get it though. Mind explaining?