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Source? I remember trying it last year for old time's sake and I'd like to know in what way it could've compromised the OS.

My own reverse engineering. There was a hidden packet in protocol implementation that opened a shell for you

That would make a great article for HN.

Indeed it would! grzaks, please email hn@ycombinator.com if you might like to write about this.

I would first have to find out if I still have that research data

Please do. I think it'd be fascinating so bookmarking this thread in hopes of an article.