[geeks] Zune DoS attack?

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 @ 08:24 -0500, Patrick Giagnocavo said:

> On Nov 20, 2006, at 7:43 AM, James Fogg wrote:
> 
> >> I was reading some reviews of the Microsoft Zune, and two
> >> flaws mentioned in several reviews caught my eye:
> >
> >
> > I can see it becoming a game to get Zunes to accept a trojan horse 
> > file.
> > Something that executes and wipes or makes your library available for
> > download. Or something that syncs with the host PC and invites further
> > infection there.
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> On the positive side, if there is one buffer overflow that lets the DRM 
> be hacked, we will probably see "unlocked" Zunes that can be made to 
> share DRM-free tunes via wireless.

That brings up a question: can you replace the firmware in the Zune with
your own?

That's one of the neat things about iPod.  

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