Re: Winnt/Win2k Vuln ?

From: sween (sween@modelm.org)
Date: 08/10/01 

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:29:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: sween <sween@modelm.org>
To: Red Pantz <redpantz@crackdealer.com>
Subject: Re: Winnt/Win2k Vuln ?
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108101026200.5705-100000@modelm.mpilots.org>

yep. Windows 95b, IE5 produces :

www
This program has performed an illegal operation...

I renamed a text file www.google.com to www.google.com.exe and got a
MICRO~ command window and an illegal operation dialog.

I know, ancient platorm... but verified.

On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Red Pantz wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have found that if you name a file (can be any data file) a certain URL, on your desktop, and then g0 to IE and type that url, the web site will not come up, only the program that was named the certain.confusing?
>
> i.e.
>
> - copy autoexec.bat to ..\desktop
> - rename autoexec.bat to www.google.com (can be any url)
> - then go to IE and type "www.google.com"
> - your batch file is then ran
>
> a few issues i have w/ this is:
>
> - the prog will only run if it is on your desktop
> - if you type "http://www.google.com", for example
> it will not run(unless u name your file the same thing)
> - it has only been tested on Win2k SP1, Winnt 4.0 SP6a w/ IE 5.5
> - it doesn't seem to have any privelage escalation (all progs are run as the current user logged on)
>
> Just want a few others to try it and see wut they think
>
> thanx alot
> redpantz
>
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