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Subject:    Microsoft Internet Explorer - Crash on JavaScript "window()"-calling (05/28/2005)
From:       "Benjamin Tobias Franz" <0-1-2-3 () gmx ! de>
Date:       2005-05-28 14:24:26
Message-ID: 0b5d01c56390$f4e97c30$6582fe91 () namea0073fcd77
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Microsoft Internet Explorer - Crash on JavaScript "window()"-calling
(05/28/2005)

Description:
There is a bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which causes a crash in it.
The bug occurs, because Microsoft Internet Explorer can't handle a call to a
JavaScript-function with the name of the "window"-object.
The bug was fixed in an earlier version. But it works again.

Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Workaround:
Deactivate "Active Scripting" in the IE options menu.

Proof-of-Concept exploit:
<body onLoad="window()">

Date of discovery:
11. September 2003

Tested software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 (6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
on a fully patched Windows XP SP2 system.

DLL versions:
MSHTML.DLL: 6.00.2900.2627 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050309-1648)
BROWSEUI.DLL: 6.00.2900.2627 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050309-1648)
SHDOCVW.DLL: 6.00.2900.2627 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050309-1648)
SHLWAPI.DLL: 6.00.2900.2627 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050309-1648)
URLMON.DLL: 6.00.2900.2627 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050309-1648)
WININET.DLL: 6.00.2900.2627 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050309-1648)


Regards,

Benjamin Tobias Franz
Germany

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