full-disclosure - FireFox Host: Buffer Overflow is not just exploitable on FireFox

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Message-ID: <8e5ffb560509170659ab5d50e@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat Sep 17 14:59:17 2005
From: gautam.bipin at gmail.com (Bipin Gautam)
Subject: FireFox Host: Buffer Overflow is not just
	exploitable on FireFox

On 9/14/05, Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio@...ti.fi> wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >Research and development has let to a ~90% reliable working exploit for the
> >IDN Heap Buffer overrun in FireFox on WinXP and Win2k3 as long as DEP is

What? The exploit only works on winxp sp2 if DEP is turned off.....
(or is it JUST  there is another way in?) Your explanation is
confusing!

DEP That's turned ON by default... & most of us choose to turn it on
for all service & softwares.

-- 

Bipin Gautam
http://bipin.tk

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