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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:53:39 +0800
From: "LIUDIEYU dot COM" <liudieyu.com@...il.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Technical Details of Security Issues
	Regarding Safari for Windows

Errata --
The PNG graphic can't be reached directly. Can be viewed by following
link in the aforementioned blog entry:
http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-5.html

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:17 PM, LIUDIEYU dot COM
<liudieyu.com@...il.com> wrote:
> Aviv really gave huge hint on the issue:
> http://blog-imgs-24.fc2.com/l/i/u/liudieyu0/00000001.png
> ( posted at http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-5.html )
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:28 PM, LIUDIEYU dot COM
> <liudieyu.com@...il.com> wrote:
>> The first issue is the one described in Microsoft Security Advisory
>> 953818. It's worked out by Aviv Raff:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953818.mspx
>> http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/05/31/SafariPwnsInternetExplorer.aspx
>> It's covered by news but Aviv Raff has not published technical details
>> yet. News stories say Microsoft are going to handle this: "The
>> Internet Explorer bulletin is expected to be cumulative and might
>> include some remediation for the Safari for Windows vulnerability
>> disclosed last month by Nitesh Dhanjani"
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9959752-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
>> (It should be Aviv Raff instead of Nitesh Dhanjani, as suggested in
>> the Microsoft security advisory and Aviv Raff's blog.)
>> Also it sounds unnatural that Microsoft provide remediation for Safari
>> vulnerability, and that remediation is distributed in IE patch. I
>> provide the technical details of this issue for those who are
>> interested:
>> http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-1.html
>> In my personal opinion this issue is rooted in IE wrongly loading DLL
>> from desktop(instead of WINDOWS\SYSTEM32).
>>
>> The second issue is about the possibility that Safari can download
>> malicious content that has confusing file name and icon which might be
>> launched later by unknowing user. Details are here:
>> "A New Security Issue in Safari for Windows, NOT the "Blended Threat"
>> Described in Microsoft Security Advisory 953818"
>> http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-3.html
>> In the post I say the main concern comes from LNK(shortcut file). Of
>> course EXE can also be a concern if file name extension is hidden. But
>> most people I know do have file name extension displayed in Windows.
>>
>

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