Windows Vista ANI File Handling DoS

In this clip, a malicious ANI file is dropped onto the Vista desktop. Explorer crashes and restarts, and crashes and restarts, and crashes and …

This is the same vulnerability described here:
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=233

Update 1: To clarify, this vulnerability allows for remote code execution (allows for silent attacks via web, email, P2P, etc). It’s not limited to denial of service. The video simply demonstrates how 1 particular exploit file (not designed for Vista) resulted in DoS. The video of the real attack (trojan install) showed nothing, it’s silent!

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