Re: Apple Safari for Windows feed:// URL Denial of Service Vulnerability

[Trancer <mtrancer () gmail com>]

I spent about 2 minutes until I found this.

Worse then Windows Me and Microsoft Bob?! Now you're just being mean :-)

cardoso wrote:
> Are you sure it's wise to waste resources poking  Safari/Windows in
> search of flaws?
>
> The thing DOS itself, my machine (vista home premium, braz. portuguese
> edition) can't run Safari for more than a few minutes, less, if I try do
> actually open a website. 
>
> I'm an Apple fanboy, proud owner of a Macbook, but I think this
> abomination is the worst piece of software I ever installed, including
> Windows Me and Microsoft Bob. 
>
>
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:42:02 +0300
> Trancer <mtrancer () gmail com> wrote:
>
>   
> > Apple Safari for Windows feed:// URL Denial of Service Vulnerability
> >
> > Versions: Apple Safari For Windows 3 Beta
> >
> > Apple Safari for Windows is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability 
> > because it fails to properly handle crafted feed:// link.
> >
> > Proof-of-Concept: .
> > Link: feed://%
> > Exploit: <a href="feed://%">DoS</a>
> > Yes, this will crash Safari. Yes, it's that easy.
> > Note that this doesn't work with http://, ftp://, gopher:// and etc'.
> >
> > Reference:
> > http://www.rec-sec.co.il/2007/06/12/apple-safari-for-windows-vulnerabilities/#exp
> >
> > Credit:
> > Moshe Ben-Abu of BugSec is credited with discovering this vulnerability.
> >
> > Vendor has been notified.
> >
> > -- 
> > Moshe Ben-Abu :: Trancer
> > 0nly Human...
> >
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