Re: [Full-disclosure] Google auto redirect

[Chris Evans <scarybeasts@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Chris Evans <scarybeasts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Juan Galiana <jgaliana@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In fact, open redirect is considered a vulnerability commonly involved in
>> phishing attacks.
>
> .... by people who have a cursory but non-thorough understanding of security.
>
> http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/

Oops, the long-term link is:
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2010/06/open-redirectors-some-sanity.html

Cheers
Chris

>
> To be fair, it is an area of some subtlety involving what browsers do
> and do not guarantee in terms of security indicators; and more
> importantly, misconceptions around capabilities and mindset of the
> less-technical end users that we as a community are trying to protect.
>
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
>>
>> http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Open_redirect
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Mario Vilas <mvilas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> did you actually try the link? cause it worked for me...
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:14 PM, McGhee, Eddie <Eddie.McGhee@xxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> come on what's funny about encoding a url? you don't see this as
>>>> a vuln????? REALLY???? geez peace...
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>>>> Subject: [Full-disclosure] Google auto redirect
>>>>
>>>> I don't really consider this a vulnerability, but it's funny.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=%79%61%68%6F%6F&ie=ISO-8859-1&source=hp&hl=en&btnI=I%26%2339;%69%6D%2B%46%65%65%6C%69%6E%67%2B%4C%75%63%6B%79
>>>>
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