Odd Mountain Lion Crashing Bug Brings Down Nearly Any App - Page 4

Bubba Satori · Feb 4, 2013, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctcampbell

Slow news day?

Yeah, that's the ticket.

ppdix · Feb 4, 2013, 10:44 AM

This is by far the worst Mac OS X update since I can remember.
10.7 was stable and bug free from the beginning.
I am tired of disappearing icons, crashes on multiple apps and video problems with dual screens.
I hope they release 10.9 soon. This is ridiculous.

notjustjay · Feb 4, 2013, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by gnasher729

"Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I stab my eye with a spoon".
"Don't do it then. ".

This hasn't crashed any Mac except those who read the article and had to try it out.

Well, sure... but I can't help but wonder what the comments would look like if the article was "Bug found that instantly crashes any Windows 8 App". We'd all be laughing at how bad Microsoft QC is and "that's why I have a Mac" and how glad we were that we weren't "at risk" and all that jazz.

Instead we're all here saying "oh, no big deal" and "Hey cool, it works on my machine too!"

Akuratyde · Feb 4, 2013, 10:51 AM

I was able to replicate the results of the bug. Typed 'File:///' into Text Edit and it crashed immediately.

ConCat · Feb 4, 2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by notjustjay

Well, sure... but I can't help but wonder what the comments would look like if the article was "Bug found that instantly crashes any Windows 8 App". We'd all be laughing at how bad Microsoft QC is and "that's why I have a Mac" and how glad we were that we weren't "at risk" and all that jazz.

Instead we're all here saying "oh, no big deal" and "Hey cool, it works on my machine too!"

Precisely. Apps shouldn't crash. That is truly the bottom-line here.

Baklava · 11:02 AM

This is so crazy!

I crashed so many apps by typing it, even renaming Photoshop and Illustrator CS6 layer names also crashes the app.

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And so stupid of me typing the file-thing while replying to this thread.

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rmwebs · Feb 4, 2013, 10:55 AM

Dont think of it as a bug. Think of it as an alternative way of closing an app

Eithanius · Feb 4, 2013, 10:57 AM

But why the F does it have to be File:///...?

Who the F should be responsible For this F'ing mess...? Who the F should be Fired from Apple...?

Well I guess Mountain Lion does not only suck, it is totally F-ed up...

SNOW LEOPARD FTW....!!!!!

prowlmedia · Feb 4, 2013, 10:58 AM

Well I seem to to be immune. File:///

Can type away to my hearts content um.. not that I would ever need to

UK
Mac Pro 2008
10.8.2
Standard setup apart from a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 2048 MB ( Hacked Rom PC )

I wonder if it's Country / Ascii related?

jamezr · Feb 4, 2013, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notjustjay

Well, sure... but I can't help but wonder what the comments would look like if the article was "Bug found that instantly crashes any Windows 8 App". We'd all be laughing at how bad Microsoft QC is and "that's why I have a Mac" and how glad we were that we weren't "at risk" and all that jazz.

Instead we're all here saying "oh, no big deal" and "Hey cool, it works on my machine too!"

That was soooo on the money......

Baklava · Feb 4, 2013, 11:01 AM

@prowlmedia: I cant even quote your last post in the forums because it contains F...:/// and Safari crashes.

Also crashes on 10.8.2, 17" MacbookPro, Germany Keyboard

Bubba Satori · Feb 4, 2013, 11:02 AM

Bring back the I'm a Mac ads.
Tiger and Leopard rocked, Vista sucked.
Now W7 has been rock solid for years and Lion/ML are sick pussies.
Things were better then.
Double down on OSX and computers, Tim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY60vzAWqxw

TheRainKing · Feb 4, 2013, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowlmedia

Well I seem to to be immune. File:///

Can type away to my hearts content um.. not that I would ever need to

UK
Mac Pro 2008
10.8.2
Standard setup apart from a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 2048 MB ( Hacked Rom PC )

I wonder if it's Country / Ascii related?

I'm in the UK on an iMac 2011 model running 10.8.2, and it crashed me.

rmwebs · Feb 4, 2013, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowlmedia

Well I seem to to be immune. File:///

Can type away to my hearts content um.. not that I would ever need to

UK
Mac Pro 2008
10.8.2
Standard setup apart from a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 2048 MB ( Hacked Rom PC )

I wonder if it's Country / Ascii related?

No its not, or at least doesnt seem to be. I'm also in the UK and it happens for me. I take it you tried it in Textedit and arent typing at the pace of a granny?

Kid A · Feb 4, 2013, 11:04 AM

Well, this explains last night's power outage at the Superdome.
Someone typed "File:///" last night.

TheRainKing · Feb 4, 2013, 11:05 AM

In fact... Just trying to edit the post in which I quoted prowlmedia led to safari crashing lol.

What a fascinating bug.

gnasher729 · Feb 4, 2013, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notjustjay

Well, sure... but I can't help but wonder what the comments would look like if the article was "Bug found that instantly crashes any Windows 8 App". We'd all be laughing at how bad Microsoft QC is and "that's why I have a Mac" and how glad we were that we weren't "at risk" and all that jazz.

Instead we're all here saying "oh, no big deal" and "Hey cool, it works on my machine too!"

Well, I'm laughing. It's highly embarrassing. And it is indeed no big deal; you wouldn't be able to reproduce the problem if the magic string to enter hadn't been published, and it crashes an application, which is annoying but safe. You can get exactly the same effect by pressing command-option-escape.

Smoothie · Feb 4, 2013, 11:11 AM

I just changed my user password to 'File:///' (without the quotes). I'm screwed.

TheRainKing · Feb 4, 2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Smoothie

I just changed my user password to 'File:///' (without the quotes). I'm screwed.

Nah, just pause before typing the final / and you'll be fine.

Smoothie · Feb 4, 2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRainKing

Nah, just pause before typing the final / and you'll be fine.

But I added a subroutine that requires that the text be entered within a certain very short time window.

AnonMac50 · Feb 4, 2013, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnasher729

If I download malicious software from you (also known as a "Trojan") that can send AppleScript to type text into an app to crash it, then the same software can very easily send AppleScript to the Finder to delete all my documents, or send AppleScript to Mail to mail my documents to some server, and so on. One thing it can do is to send a "Quit" command to each running application via AppleScript. The insecure operation is downloading untrusted software.

"Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I stab my eye with a spoon".
"Don't do it then. ".

This hasn't crashed any Mac except those who read the article and had to try it out.

It didn't crash my Macs, but then again, I made it crash a friend's iMac a couple of days ago.

TheRainKing · Feb 4, 2013, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smoothie

But I added a subroutine that requires that the text be entered within a certain very short time window.

Okay, you're screwed then. Just throw it out the window and buy another one.

AdrianK · Feb 4, 2013, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by azentropy

Not a bug, it is a feature!

It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature

TheRainKing · Feb 4, 2013, 11:32 AM

Surely websites can troll Apple users now by having a text box with the crash text already pre-written just to crash our browsers.

zioxide · Feb 4, 2013, 11:33 AM

typing file:/// causes it to crash?

here's an idea: don't type file:///

Feb 4, 2013, 10:44 AM	#77
ppdix macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Miami Beach	I had nothing but trouble since 10.8 This is by far the worst Mac OS X update since I can remember. 10.7 was stable and bug free from the beginning. I am tired of disappearing icons, crashes on multiple apps and video problems with dual screens. I hope they release 10.9 soon. This is ridiculous. __________________ 12-core 2.66Ghz Mac Pro, 32GB, 1TB Accelsior PCIe SSD Drive, 18TB, ATI 5870, 2X 27" Apple LED Cinema Displays , 64GB iPhone 5, 64GB WiFi New iPad, 8GB iPod Nano, Canon 1D X, EPSON Photo 1400
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Feb 4, 2013, 10:53 AM	#81
Baklava macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany	This is so crazy! I crashed so many apps by typing it, even renaming Photoshop and Illustrator CS6 layer names also crashes the app. (Screenshots taken right before crash) And so stupid of me typing the file-thing while replying to this thread. (Took after Safari freeze) __________________ formerly known as Diwali "The Theme" by Jade Alley Project MacRumors 'Apple Issues SMC Firmware Update' - devilbond 'Updated. Very happy. Safari is way snappier now.' Last edited by Baklava; Feb 4, 2013 at 11:02 AM.
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Feb 4, 2013, 10:55 AM	#82
rmwebs macrumors 68030 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North London, England	Dont think of it as a bug. Think of it as an alternative way of closing an app __________________ Walt Disney World Guide
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Feb 4, 2013, 10:57 AM	#83
Eithanius macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2005	But why the F does it have to be File:///...? Who the F should be responsible For this F'ing mess...? Who the F should be Fired from Apple...? Well I guess Mountain Lion does not only suck, it is totally F-ed up... SNOW LEOPARD FTW....!!!!! __________________ 2010 MacBook Pro 15" 2.66GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD, Mac OS X.6.8 Snow Leopard , M/Lion Sucks...! iPod touch 4th-gen 32GB - Black iPhone 4 32GB - Black
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Feb 4, 2013, 11:01 AM	#86
Baklava macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany	@prowlmedia: I cant even quote your last post in the forums because it contains F...:/// and Safari crashes. Also crashes on 10.8.2, 17" MacbookPro, Germany Keyboard __________________ formerly known as Diwali "The Theme" by Jade Alley Project MacRumors 'Apple Issues SMC Firmware Update' - devilbond 'Updated. Very happy. Safari is way snappier now.'
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Feb 4, 2013, 10:51 AM	#79
Akuratyde macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2011	I was able to replicate the results of the bug. Typed 'File:///' into Text Edit and it crashed immediately.
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Feb 4, 2013, 10:58 AM	#84
prowlmedia macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: London	Well I seem to to be immune. File:/// Can type away to my hearts content um.. not that I would ever need to UK Mac Pro 2008 10.8.2 Standard setup apart from a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 2048 MB ( Hacked Rom PC ) I wonder if it's Country / Ascii related?
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Feb 4, 2013, 11:02 AM	#87
Bubba Satori macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: B'ham	Bring back the I'm a Mac ads. Tiger and Leopard rocked, Vista sucked. Now W7 has been rock solid for years and Lion/ML are sick pussies. Things were better then. Double down on OSX and computers, Tim. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY60vzAWqxw
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Feb 4, 2013, 11:04 AM	#90
Kid A macrumors regular Join Date: May 2008	Lights out. Well, this explains last night's power outage at the Superdome. Someone typed "File:///" last night.
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Feb 4, 2013, 11:05 AM	#91
TheRainKing macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012	In fact... Just trying to edit the post in which I quoted prowlmedia led to safari crashing lol. What a fascinating bug. __________________ iMac 21.5" 2011 iPhone 4S 16GB
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Feb 4, 2013, 11:11 AM	#93
Smoothie macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California	I just changed my user password to 'File:///' (without the quotes). I'm screwed.
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Feb 4, 2013, 11:32 AM	#99
TheRainKing macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012	Surely websites can troll Apple users now by having a text box with the crash text already pre-written just to crash our browsers. __________________ iMac 21.5" 2011 iPhone 4S 16GB
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Feb 4, 2013, 11:33 AM	#100
zioxide macrumors 603 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts	typing file:/// causes it to crash? here's an idea: don't type file:///
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