User: luckierthanpozzo

Re:Identitytheft, the new .com bubble

On: New IE Bug Hides Real Site Address

No, it doesn't. From one of the Bugtraq postings: I don't see this problem with Mozilla Firebird 0.7. It displays the whole URL including the %01 and everything after the @ symbol. Will. Pedro Castro wrote: > It does also apply to Mozilla Firebird 0.7. > > > > John W. Noerenberg II wrote: > >> This exploit also applies to the Macintosh version of Explorer >> v5.2.3(5815.1) >> >>> From: >>> To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com >>> Subject: Internet Explorer URL parsing vulnerability >>> >>> >>> >>> Internet Explorer URL parsing vulnerability >>> Vendor Notified 09 December, 2003 >>> >>> # Vulnerability ########## >>> There is a flaw in the way that Internet Explorer displays URLs in >>> the address bar. >>> >>> By opening a specially crafted URL an attacker can open a page that >>> appears to be from a different domain from the current location. >>> >>> # Exploit ########## >>> By opening a window using the http://user@domain nomenclature an >>> attacker can hide the real location of the page by including a 0x01 >>> character after the "@" character. >>> Internet Explorer doesn't display the rest of the URL making the page >>> appear to be at a different domain. >>> >>> # POC ########## >>> http://www.zapthedingbat.com/security/ex01/vun1.ht m >>> >>> # Tested ########## >>> Internet Explorer >>> Version 6.0.2800.1106C0 >>> Updates: SP1, Q810847, Q810351, Q822925, Q330994, Q828750, Q824145 >>> >>> # Credit ########## >>> Zap The Dingbat >>> http://www.zapthedingbat.com/