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  1. Core ReactOS
  2. CORE-2502

Executing a shortcut from ShellExecute() can result in endless loop

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    • Improvement
    • Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
    • Trivial
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    • Shell
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    • Operating System: ReactOS
      Platform: x86 Hardware

    Description

      If you edit a shortcut with a hex editor and replace the destination with the .lnk file itself and then start->run->shortcut.lnk, it will result in an endless loop.

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        1. Cannot-Reproduce-0.4.15-dev-7697-gb941621.png
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          Katayama Hirofumi MZ
        3. ReactOS-You-cannot-create-a-link-to-a-shortcut.png
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          Katayama Hirofumi MZ
        4. SelfRef.lnk
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          Katayama Hirofumi MZ
        5. Win2k3-You-cannot-create-a-shortcut-to-another-shortcut.png
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          Katayama Hirofumi MZ

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          Epic - Created by Jira Software - do not edit or delete. Issue type for a big user story that needs to be broken down. CORE-12664 Report for ShellExecute(Ex) bugs EPIC

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Untriaged

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              katayama_hirofumi_mz Katayama Hirofumi MZ
              ThePhysicist Timo Kreuzer
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