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Re: IE7: Scary Stuff, Already

On 2006-02-02, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6034054.html?part=rss&tag=6034054&subj=news
>
> "But browser testers may already be at risk, according to security researcher
> Tom Ferris. Late Tuesday, Ferris released details of a potential security
> flaw in IE 7. An attacker could exploit the flaw by crafting a special Web
> page that could be used to crash the browser or gain complete control of a
> vulnerable system, Ferris said in an advisory on his Web site. Microsoft had
> no immediate comment on Ferris' alert."

There's that "special web page" again, and the use of "craft" in
relation to it. Hell, it's IE fer crissake! Plain ol' html is risky
using that junk.

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