Re: [bug]: Cause IE 5.X to crash

From: MegaHz (costconat_private)
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 12:33:01 PDT

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    worked for me too, on my WinMe, IE6
    
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    Andreas Constantinides (MegaHz)
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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Juhani Kataila" <kattilaat_private>
    To: <VULN-DEVat_private>
    Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 11:57 AM
    Subject: Re: [bug]: Cause IE 5.X to crash
    
    
    > Worked on my WindowsME, both IE5.0 and IE5.5
    >
    > - Juhani Kataila
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Elie Aka Lupin Bursztein" <secuat_private>
    > To: <VULN-DEVat_private>
    > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 1:34 AM
    > Subject: [bug]: Cause IE 5.X to crash
    >
    >
    > > hello,
    > > I have discover the last week end the following bug :
    > >
    > > Synopsis
    > > --------------
    > >
    > > By putting this malformed link on a web page a malicious
    > > user could crash all the IE windows. It also work by passing the link
    > > directly into the address field of IE.
    > >
    > > Affected version :
    > > -----------------------
    > >
    > > IE 5.5 sp1 for WIN 98 / 98 SE /2000 / 2000 sp1
    > > IE 5.5 for WIN 98 / 98 SE /2000 / 2000 sp1
    > > IE 5.0 for WIN 98 / 98 SE /2000 / 2000 sp1
    > >
    > > not affected
    > >
    > > IE 5.0 For Mac
    > >
    > > not tested on :
    > >
    > > Win 95 , Win ME
    > >
    > > The Bug :
    > > -------------
    > >
    > > the following url Crash IE : "ftp://whatever//.#./"
    > >
    > >
    > > Vendor status
    > > ---------------------
    > >
    > > Microsoft has been notice during the week and they have told me that the
    > > bug will be fix in the next Service pack.
    > >
    > > Details
    > > ----------
    > >
    > > First it doesn't work with http:// . We could also notify that when we
    put
    > > this link in a web page and we select it and trie to copy the link we
    get
    > > "ftp://whatever//#./" instead of "ftp://whatever//.#./" . Of course
    > > "ftp://whatever//#./" crash IE as well... It is the same for the status
    > bar
    > > : we could read "ftp://whatever//#./" instead of "ftp://whatever//.#./"
    .
    > > Finally if you tape very slowly in the address field this url, It crash
    > > also IE, That's why i suppose that IE 4 is not vulnerable to this.
    > >
    > > I have make more investigation and find out this :
    > >
    > > ) it's a call of msieftp.dll who cause the crash. i have determine this
    > > by using a debugger
    > > according to the following code :
    > >
    > > 7120B8D3 push dword ptr [ebp+14h]
    > > 7120B8D6 call dword ptr ds:[712012D8h] //this is what cause the crash
    > > 7120B8DC cmp byte ptr [eax],0
    > > 7120B8DF jne 7120B93A
    > > 7120B8E1 lea eax,[ebp+8]
    > > 7120B8E4 push eax
    > > <--snipe -->
    > > 7120B93A mov eax,edi
    > > 7120B93C pop edi
    > > 7120B93D pop esi
    > > 7120B93E leave
    > > 7120B93F ret 14h
    > > 7120B942 push ebp
    > > 7120B943 mov ebp,esp
    > >
    > > It doesn't seems to been exploitable to me, but may be you will find
    > something.
    > >
    > >
    > > Elie Aka Lupin Bursztein
    > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > > ICQ : 32228319
    > > Web : http://www.bursztein.net
    > > "He feel safe, At this very moment he was lost..."
    > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > >
    >
    



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