IE bookmark 'clever' feature not so clever after all

short: type the name of one of your bookmarksfavorites in the addressfield in IE, and IE will execute the bookmark. bit longer: its trivial to trick a user into accepting a bookmark for a popular site, uh, lets say www.hotmail.com .. or placing it yourself. effect: users wont be able to access...

Linux news 28.06.00

Linux Kernel 2.2.17pre9 Вышел очередной пререлиз нового стабильного ядра Linux - Linux Kernel 2.2.17. Подробнее: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2000-26/0205.html Linux kernel 2.4.0-test2-ac2 Вышло новое тестовое ядро из серии Linux kernel 2.4.0-test2-acXX - Linux kernel...

ie5_vulnerabilities.txt

Subject: IE 5.0 security vulnerabilities - ImportExportFavorites - at least creating and overwriting files, probably executing programs To: [email protected] Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this advisory and program are my own and not of any company. The usual standard disclaimer...

msie.5.0.bookmark.txt

http://www.wired.com/news/printversion/technology/story/19160.html?wnpg=all Another Privacy Hole in IE 5.0? by Chris Oakes 3:00 a.m. 16.Apr.99.PDT An obscure feature in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5.0 Web browser informs Web sites when users bookmark their pages. The feature was discovered duri...