Re: Security issue in Microsoft Outlook

[Andy Brezinsky <andy () mbrez com>]

How is this different than making just a normal link? 

Example:
<a href="http://www.cybertrion.com";>http://www.foo-labs.info</a>

Am I missing something here?

-- 
~Andy Brezinsky

On Wednesday 18 May 2005 3:27 pm, Bakchodiya wrote:
> An issue has been discovered in MS Outlook (All
> Versions) where anyone can fake a URL & send it
> across.
>
> How does it work:
>
> Lets compose an email in MS Outlook, lets type
>
>
> http://www.cybertrion.com & put a space after it to
> make it a link. Now put your cursor just before
> cybertrion & type any URL for eg:
> http://www.foo-labs.info now send it to anyone. The
> receiver will see the URL as http://www.foo-labs.info
> but when he clicks on it it will directly take him to
> http://www.cybertrion.com
>
> I am not sure how critical this is but it can fool
> alot of people & result in download of a virus.
>
> For more details and Discovered by:
> Cybertrion Systems,
> http://www.cybertrion.com
>
>
>
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