[27016] in bugtraq
Re: Small bug crashes OE
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Komanek)
Thu Sep 12 13:35:15 2002
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:38:23 +0200 (CEST)
From: David Komanek <xdavid@lib-eth.natur.cuni.cz>
To: Kilian CAVALOTTI <kilian.cavalotti@crans.org>
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I can confirm this bug with Outlook Express (version 6.00.2600.0000),
Windows 2000 Pro EN + SP2. In rich-text mode I pasted the example code to
the source-window and while going to normal view mode, it crashed :-)
DK
> Raistlin wrote:
> > It's not difficult to exploit this vuln. Please find enclosed a
> > simple e-mail which should crash the mailer. Let me know if this does
> > not happen on international versions, or with strange patches
> > applied.
>
> Hi !
>
> It does not affect my system (Windows XP SP1 build
> 2600.xpsp1.020828-1920 - IE6 SP1 6.0.2600.1106.xpsp1.020828-1920). I can
> simply open the example message you provide, edit its source, preview
> it, and send it, with no problem at all : no freeze, no hang up, no slow
> down, no crash.
>
> Seems to be more a OS related problem, than a browser one.
>
> HTH,
>
> - --
> Kilian CAVALOTTI | GPGKeyId: 0xD657340C
> BOFH excuse #165:
> Backbone Scoliosis
>
