Hmm. I'm running a Windows 98 SE box and just tried what you said. Didn't
effect me "instantly" or after a time period. You sure you're not just
seeing shit? :P
Plus, keeping it real, there's a fair difference between a BoF that you can
perform easily remotely, and a BoF you have to talk people into. "Hey,
dude... can you just type <command> and if it don't work, hit refresh a few
times?" ... can you see it?
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Daniel Bonekeeper wrote:
> BTW, tested the POC on MSIE (File Version = 6.00.2900.2180
> (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)) with mshtml.dll (6.00.2900.2802
> (xpsp_sp2_gdr.051123-1230)) and it didn't worked.
Daniel followed up with me in private and confirmed that the PoC *did*
work for him when he followed certain additional instructions: because the
attack depends on memory layout and usage, to get consistent results, be
sure to close *all* MSIE windows, then go to Start -> Run... and type:
iexplore http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/iedie.html
That should crash the browser immediately, because there are no other
buffers nearby to "absorb" the initial fencepost. Still, if no dice, try
hitting 'Reload' a couple of times.
/mz
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