Re: [Full-disclosure] annoying bug in Windows XP

From: Jerome Athias (jerome.athias_at_free.fr)
Date: 10/16/05

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    Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:16:25 +0200
To: Frank Dietrich <bits_n_bytes@gmx.de>

    Hi,

    maybe something similar to this:

    http://seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2005/Feb/0007.html

    Frank Dietrich wrote:

    >Hi to all readers,
    >
    >this day I found a annoying misbehavior in Windows XP professional
    >with SP2.
    >
    >I had a directory with some Java sources (*.java) and some backup
    >files (*.jav). Because I din't longer need the backup files I would
    >delete them with 'del *.jav'. But this command also delete all the
    >source files. #§%*. The last backup was 4 hours ago. :-/
    >
    >So I tried what happen and the result is the command above checks
    >only the first three chars from the extension (DOS is alive).
    >
    >Here is how you can reproduce it:
    >
    >mkdir testbug
    >cd testbug
    >rem.>file1.jav
    >rem.>file2.java
    >rem.>file3.javas
    >del *.jav
    >
    >All three files are deleted. Is this a known bug or a unknown feature?
    >
    >Frank
    >
    >

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