RES: Strange behaviour in Win2k

From: Fabio Moraes (fabio.gestec@corp.globo.com)
Date: 03/04/02 

From: Fabio Moraes <fabio.gestec@corp.globo.com>
To: 'npcompleter' <npcompleter@hotmail.com>, vuln-dev@securityfocus.com
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 18:36:41 -0300

Im using Outlook 2002 on a Win2k pro SP2 5.00.2195 too.
Nothing strange happened.

  

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 Fabio Moraes
 fabio.gestec@corp.globo.com
 +55 21 2519 2099

-----Mensagem original-----
De: npcompleter [mailto:npcompleter@hotmail.com] 
Enviada em: quinta-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2002 08:05
Para: vuln-dev@securityfocus.com
Assunto: Strange behaviour in Win2k

Hi all,
When I was viewing emails using Outlook 2002 (aka Outlook XP) on a Win2k pro
SP2 box (Version 5.00.2195), I noticed something strange.

A message mentioned a URL. I selected the URL and copied it to clipboard
using Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut (and later, using Copy command in the context
menu,) that's when something happened.

I tried to move the cursor to the system tray, but the cursor refused to
move a millimeter below the status bar, or it moves for 1/10 second and it
gets back above the status bar as if it was locked there. When I waited for
a few seconds, everything went back normal. I copied different text to the
clipboard, the cursor moved normally. I copied the http://xx.xx.xx.xx/ part
only (without filename), the cursor refused once again. I tried different
text containing "http://" and got the same result, even with a few leading
and trailing spaces. I tried to copy the text and waited for about 7 seconds
(On PIII 450 MHz with 256 MB RAM), everything went normal. The same
behaviour happened whenever I copy the "http://" part from anywhere
(browser, text editor,...etc).

Could anyone replicate this?
Does anyone think this might have any (possibly security) significance?

P.S. This happened more that once, but sometimes I restart my Outlook and it
doesn't happen!

Cheers
NPcompleter

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