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RE: IE troubles with image files
From: "Dom De Vitto" <dom () devitto com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 11:46:24 +0100
This is a feature (!) It's the same idea ('explorer' code?) behind copy file.xls file.whateverext start file.whateverext ...starts Excel. Also works for all the other Office apps. Rule: Don't trust extentions. This even works if you email file.whateverext to someone, they save the attachment and then double click it..... Dom -----Original Message----- From: Hackemate.com.ar [mailto:hackemate () softhome net] Sent: 03 August 2001 22:33 To: bugtraq () securityfocus com Cc: vuln-dev () securityfocus com; metalhack () yahoogroups com Subject: IE troubles with image files Making some tests and analisys I have just realised a bug (?) in Internet Explorer 5.0. If you rename a GIF or JPG file to TXT, IE cant open it, it just stares and finishes cancelling. So IE cant open TXTs files wich start with: GIF89a --->for gif files for jpgs i am not sure KerozenE 1999-2001 c0oL! ICQ: 78480975 www.hackemate.com.ar HACKEMATE mailing list hackemate-alta () Elistas net
Current thread:
- IE troubles with image files Hackemate . com . ar (Aug 03)
- Re: IE troubles with image files melvinpettibone (Aug 03)
- SV: IE troubles with image files Patrik Birgersson (Aug 04)
- RE: IE troubles with image files Dom De Vitto (Aug 04)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: IE troubles with image files NBK (Aug 07)
- Re[2]: IE troubles with image files Hackemate . com . ar (Aug 08)
- Re: Re[2]: IE troubles with image files Pauli Ojanpera (Aug 09)
- Re: IE troubles with image files Jan P Tietze (Aug 10)