Re: Minor IE vulnerability: about: URLs

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At 17:13 +0200 19.10.01, Clover Andrew wrote:
>Versions:
>
>Assume all versions of IE/Win are vulnerable. Status of IE under other
>platforms is unknown. Versions tested:
>
>4.72.3612.1713 (SP2; 3283)
>5.00.3315.1000 (SP2)
>5.50.4522.1800
>6.0.2600.0000

I've confirmed the bug in the above.

In MacOs 9.1, IE5 and IE4.5 do not expose the hidden about: 
'feature'. Thus, they don't seem to be vulnerable.

As a U.S. Senator recently said (as quoted by Wired magazine) on the 
whole security problem: "Use a Mac." ;-)
(please take this comment with a truckload of salt. I *am* j/k)

>A Microsoft chap pointed out that sites can already break out of the
>Restricted Sites Zone, simply by pointing at another site that is
>not in that Zone.

Compare the effort on both fronts. I agree with Clover's comments.

Regards,

	Pedro.
-- 
Pedro Miller Rabinovitch
Diretor de Tecnologia
Cipher Technology
21-2579-3999
www.ciphertech.com.br

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