Re: Internet Explorer (BAN IT !!!)

[jelmer <jkuperus () planet nl>]

Like people have noted, this old news

But to comment on what you said, it protects you against the exploit not the vulnerability, you might just as well drop 
an exe in the users start folder, yes it wouldn't be instant but preciously few people would notice it

--jelmer
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter King 
  To: full-disclosure () netsys com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 12:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Internet Explorer (BAN IT !!!)


  i confirm that an unprivileged user is safe from this exploit. and i agree with you : too many people are running 
their Windows with Full Privileges :/

  Regards.
  Peter - System Administrator


  Irwan Hadi <irwanhadi () phxby com> wrote:
    On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 07:54:08AM +1000, gregh wrote:

    > 
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Stephen" 
    > To: 
    > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:19 AM
    > Subject: [Full-disclosure] Internet Explorer (BAN IT !!!)
    > 
    > 
    > >
    > > It becomes really dangerous to use IE ...
    > >
    > > http://www.k-otik.com/WMPLAYER-TEST/
    > >
    > > God bless Mozilla
    > >
    > > http://www.mozilla.org/
    > >
    > 
    > 
    > Your test didn't work on my IESP1 under XP with all patches excepting
    > 811394. Absolutely no effect on WMP. My original WMP remains and works.

    It depends whether you were logging as a privileged user or not.
    If not, then your browser can't delete the wmplayer.exe file, becausethe only user that can change/delete the 
wmplayer.exe file is privileged
    user.
    C:\PROGRA~1\Windows Media Player>cacls wmplayer.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe BUILTIN\Users:R
    BUILTIN\Power Users:C
    BUILTIN\Administrators:F
    NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F


    C:\PROGRA~1\Windows Media Player>

    The problem is just too many people are running their Windows with
    Full Privileges.




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