Re: VULN-DEV Digest - 8 Feb 2000 to 9 Feb 2000 (#2000-29)

[nekr0tek () YAHOO COM (Devil Man)]

> ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822
> Date:    Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:41:16 CET
> From:    Pauli Ojanpera <pauli_ojanpera () HOTMAIL COM>
> Subject: its: recursion
>
> Put 37 concatenated "its:" strings as a target url and IE4 crashes
> when trying to handle that url.. No I don't know if you wanted
> to know this.
>
> <a
href="its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:its:.">do
> not click me</a>
>
> There has to be a valid path/file name after the crash string.
> I put "." because such a subdirectory exists in most directories
> and it is short. :)
>
> Its is some M$ help protocol. Quick search with altavista...
> <a href="http://helpware.net/htmlhelp/linktochm.htm";>jotaan</a>
>
> ... I didn't co-operate with M$. And I won't. Mitä sitte?
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This does not effect UNIX and or LINUX version of netscape tested on Netscape
verisons 4.04, 4.5, 4.7.

Thanks

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