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Re: FireFox Host: Buffer Overflow is not just exploitable on FireFox


From: Bipin Gautam <gautam.bipin () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:44:09 +0545

On 9/14/05, Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti 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.

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