Re: Minor IE vulnerability: about: URLs

From: Pedro Miller Rabinovitch (pedroat_private)
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 14:47:07 PDT

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    At 17:13 +0200 19.10.01, Clover Andrew wrote:
    >Versions:
    >
    >Assume all versions of IE/Win are vulnerable. Status of IE under other
    >platforms is unknown. Versions tested:
    >
    >4.72.3612.1713 (SP2; 3283)
    >5.00.3315.1000 (SP2)
    >5.50.4522.1800
    >6.0.2600.0000
    
    I've confirmed the bug in the above.
    
    In MacOs 9.1, IE5 and IE4.5 do not expose the hidden about: 
    'feature'. Thus, they don't seem to be vulnerable.
    
    As a U.S. Senator recently said (as quoted by Wired magazine) on the 
    whole security problem: "Use a Mac." ;-)
    (please take this comment with a truckload of salt. I *am* j/k)
    
    >A Microsoft chap pointed out that sites can already break out of the
    >Restricted Sites Zone, simply by pointing at another site that is
    >not in that Zone.
    
    Compare the effort on both fronts. I agree with Clover's comments.
    
    Regards,
    
    	Pedro.
    -- 
    Pedro Miller Rabinovitch
    Diretor de Tecnologia
    Cipher Technology
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