Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Internet Explorer URL parsing vulnerabi lity

[Dave Sherohman <esper@sherohman.org>]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 10:36:41AM -0800, Jim Race wrote:
> Check that. With Moz 1.5:
> 
> Opening in a new *TAB* takes one to MS. Clicking the link takes one to 
> /. with "http://www.microsoft.com%01@slashdot.org/"; in the address bar.
> 
> That's odd.

Not all that odd.  Take a look at the source for that link:

<a href="http://www.microsoft.com"; 
onclick="location.href=unescape('http://www.microsoft.com%01@slashdot.org/');return
 false;">

The link actually _is_ to microsoft initially, but the onclick
handler changes it to microsoft%01@slashdot.  If you hit it without
triggering the onclick handler (say, by middle-clicking to open it in
a new tab), then going to microsoft is to be expected.

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