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Re: Netscape Exploit SOLVED

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Robert LoVerso)
Fri Jun 20 16:09:37 1997

Date: 	Fri, 20 Jun 1997 10:33:21 -0400
Reply-To: John Robert LoVerso <loverso@OPENGROUP.ORG>
From: John Robert LoVerso <loverso@OPENGROUP.ORG>
X-To:         Yusuf Motiwala <ymotiwala@HSS.HNS.COM>,
              Edwin Li-Kai Liu <robin.hood@IBM.NET>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To:  Message from Edwin Li-Kai Liu <robin.hood@IBM.NET>
              <33A9A6C8.4EBF2441@ibm.net> .

Yes, Paul's approach only worked when the exploit files were accessed via
"file:".

> The next problem would be, how can we make the client side reload this
> page automatically? There would be several ways to accomplish. It will
> work with JavaScript, but it 'might' also work if the document expiry
> date is specified.

Creating a working exploit that can be remotely loaded isn't difficult.
I sent Paul one on Monday and he called me about his version yesterday.
He is considering releasing it here.

John

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