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

From: Damian Menscher (menscherat_private)
Date: Sun May 06 2001 - 20:07:36 PDT

  • Next message: Uidam, T (Tim): "Re: [bug]: Cause IE 5.X to crash"

    On Mon, 7 May 2001, Uidam, T (Tim) wrote:
    
    > NOT Vulnerable on IE 5.5 SP1 (no hotfixes) on WinNT 4 SP5.
    >
    > Nope, not even the tiniest glitch. If a valid FTP address is put in place of
    > "whatever" it simply displays the FTP root in the browser window.
    >
    > Running ftp://whatever/.#./ from Start/Run launches IE, and displays "cannot
    > Find Server" with ftp://whatever// in the address bar.
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Elie Aka Lupin Bursztein [mailto:secuat_private]
    > Sent: Saturday, 5 May 2001 8:35
    > To: VULN-DEVat_private
    > Subject: [bug]: Cause IE 5.X to crash
    >
    > the following url Crash IE : "ftp://whatever//.#./"
    
    Uhh, note that you're trying
    ftp://whatever/.#./
    and the OP said to try
    ftp://whatever//.#./
                  ^^
    Could you confirm that you tried it with TWO slashes?
    
    One slash doesn't crash IE 5.5 SP1 on NT4SP6 but two slashes does.
    
    Damian Menscher
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