Re: greek characters buffer overflow, AGAIN!

["Dustin E. Childers" <dustin () acm org>]

I was not able to re-produce this in IE 5.00.3315.1000 SP2.

Dustin E. Childers
Security Administrator. CEO, Digitux Security, Inc.
http://www.digitux.net/

----- Original Message -----
From: "MegaHz" <admin () cyhackportal com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 2:40 AM
Subject: greek characters buffer overflow, AGAIN!


> One year ago I discovered a buffer overflow in the address bar of IE 5.0
using greek characters, look at:
> http://www.cyhackportal.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=81
>
>
> Today I discover this:
http://www.bestbuy.com.cy/cgi-bin/buy.storefront/<<<áx1388>>>/Product/View/C
MPL_00_GDXbox
> (do not use: <<<,>>>)
> and yes, Internet explorer, exited by itself. Very strange. I don't know
why, pls try that
> I uploaded here a sample html,
> http://megahz.cyhackportal.com/hey.html
>
> I test it out on 3 pcs I have at my work, but there was only one that
seemed to have the bug, and resolve on closing the IE.
> maybe is bestbuy's problem, and the software they use,
> the original url was:
http://www.bestbuy.com.cy/cgi-bin/buy.storefront/3cbbef7d0794c70e27a4c30e950
106f2/Product/View/CMPL_00_GDXbox
> maybe is storefronts problem...
>
>
> pls test it out, and let me know,
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
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