[Full-disclosure] Outlook Express 6.0 : link destination obfuscation

[Romain Vergniol]

>or http://www.myBank.com+aWholeLottaJunk@badsite.com

This example does not work anymore due to the recent desactivation
of this syntax by Microsoft (for http:// only, it still works for ftp://).

Romain

>Romain Vergniol wrote:
> Hello FD readers,
>
> did anyone already noticed that on Outlook Express 6.0, when a link is
> longer than 512 bytes, the destination is not displayed at all in the
> status bar ?
>
> Tested on Outlook Express 6.0 on WinXP Pro SP2 FR, does not work on 
> Outlook
> 2003 Win XP SP2 FR.
>
> Ex :
> <a href="http://www.exemple.com/+(500 random chars)">www.bank.com</a>
>
> It could be used in phishing attacks for exemple to hide real link 
> destination.
> Could it be considered as a security issue ?
>
> Kind regards,
> Romain Vergniol
>