MS Outlook javascript parsing bug

[mikael.olsson () ENTERNET SE (Mikael Olsson)]

It seems that MS Outlook 8.5.5104.6 screws up when displaying the
following string in a mail message:

<javascript:location.reload()>

Note that you do NOT need to click it, just displaying the mail
message will crash Outlook.

The results are completely unpredictable, everything from hanging,
crashing or complaining about not being able to display a
particular font or complaining about being out of memory?!?!?!

Anyone care to do anything fun with it other than spam mailing
people to create a big 'ole DoS? :-)

Just my $.02
/Mike

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