full-disclosure - Internet Explorer 6 DoS Bug

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From: jrcoimbra at terra.com.br (Joao Rodrigo Coimbra)
Subject: Internet Explorer 6 DoS Bug

Positively confirmed on 6.0.2800.1106.xpclnt_qfe.021108-2107, but a friend
o'mine could not reproduce it, running IE 6 with SP1.

Regards

Joao Rodrigo F. Coimbra, MCSE, MCDBA, MCAD, MCT
http://www.netverse.com.br
rodrigo@...verse.com.br


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thor Larholm" <lists.netsys.com@...ript.dk>
To: <fabian.becker2@...st.de>; <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
Cc: <secure@...rosoft.com>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Internet Explorer 6 DoS Bug


> Positively confirmed on 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 when entering
C:\aux in
> the Address Bar.
>
> Seeing as the behavior of this scenario is inconsistent between list
subscribers
> with the same IE version, one could believe the bug is not in IE but in
urlmon
> or shellexecute somewhere.
>
>
> Regards
> Thor Larholm
> PivX Solutions, LLC - Senior Security Researcher
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <fabian.becker2@...st.de>
> To: <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 6:25 PM
> Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Internet Explorer 6 DoS Bug
>
>
> > Hi,
> > I found a bug in IE6 ?n Windows XP with all Service Packs and Patches
> installed:
> > If you enter C:\aux in the adressline of the IE (not EXPLORER,
> InternetExplorer)
> > and hit enter, the window will freeze. This bug is simmilar to
C:\con\con
> > but not as dagerous. But its the same reason, naimly that windows trys
to
> > open aux, a hardware device in earlier windows versions.
> > I already sended an email to Microsoft but they said the bug wouldn't
exist.
> >
> > Bye
> >
> > Fabian Becker (www.neonomicus.ionichost.com)
> > fabian.becker2@...st.de
> >
> >
> >
> >
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