[35784] in bugtraq
Mozilla Bug Isn't So Bad
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul)
Mon Jul 19 00:32:34 2004
Date: 17 Jul 2004 03:43:12 -0000
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From: Paul <paul@greyhats.cjb.net>
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ok so mozilla can execute existing files on the user's system. so what? how many times has this happened to internet explorer? this is an insignificant vulnerability compared to everything in ie. internet explorer has been vulnerable to the codebase vulnerability for several years. also, you can't even specify command line parameters. and besides, this isnt even a real problem with mozilla. it is a problem with microsoft explorer. mozilla didnt make the shell: protocol; microsoft did. so in reality, this could be considered a vulnerability in microsoft software triggered in non-microsoft software.
thanks a lot, microsoft...
