> Why bug such people unless their product IS vulnerable? Note that this > seems > to be an email trying to get people who have a "vulnerable" browser to > click > a specific link. I'd expect that link to be loaded with a zero day or the > likes that the browser exhibits. > > I figured people here with their basic interest in security might know of > vulnerable browsers to make progressing to the next logical steps easy. I > am > somewhat surprised NOBODY here seems to know. > > {^_^}
I guess I'm confused why you think this is a vulnerability... It's simply another way to represent an IP address that browsers grok. Is it obfuscation? Sure. But hell, for the average internet user, a NON-obfuscated IP address is cryptic enough. ;) This is just another way to do it... Benny PS: My Firefox (8.0) and my IE (8.0.whatever.build) both retrieved an HTML document, or at least presented an "empty" one with only a header. -- "Cats land on their feet. Toast lands peanut butter side down. A cat with toast strapped to its back will hover above the ground in a state of quantum indecision." -- Unknown