bugtraq - RE: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 04.08.05: Microsoft Multiple E-Mail Client Address Spoofing Vulnerability

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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 13:30:31 -0400
From: "Larry Seltzer" <larry@...ryseltzer.com>
To: "'iDEFENSE Labs'" <labs-no-reply@...fense.com>,
	<bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>, <vulnwatch@...nwatch.org>
Subject: RE: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 04.08.05: Microsoft Multiple E-Mail Client Address Spoofing Vulnerability


>>Within the SMTP header, when the From field contains multiple
comma-separated addresses, Outlook and OWA will only display the first
address.  

Why is this called a "spoofing vulnerability"? It's not like the From:
address in SMTP is reliable anyway.

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer
larryseltzer@...fdavis.com