Re: help:// protocol in Windows XP Prof

[NETKOJI <netkoji () poczta onet pl>]

Hello vuln-dev,

Bartosz Kwitkowski wrote:
>  There is funny thing in Internet Explorer 6.0 - Windows XP Professional (fully patched).
>  When you are writing address in IE you can replace http:// by help:// 
>  example:
>  http://wb.pl/bartosz = help://wb.pl/bartosz
> and than hit <ENTER>... Page will open...
>  other...
>  help://www.securityfocus.com - looks funny, isn't? :-)
>  when IE opens page changes help:// to http://
>  BUT, BUT,
>  when you are create hyperlink <a href="help://wb.pl/bartosz">check</a>
>  it won't work - IE says syntax error...
>  I'm trying to exploit this...
>  Best regards,
>  Bartosz Kwitkowski

The same 'bug' applies to all other IE browsers below 6.0 (Win98SE and 
Win2K). Doesn't look like anything dangerous to me though...

NETKOJI