Mozilla Firefox iframe javascript:document.location denial of service

firefox-iframe-javascript-dos (38233) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service caused by improper handling of javascript:document.location tags within an iframe. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page containing a res:// and an about:config URI as the javascript:document.location source within an iframe tag, an attacker could cause the victim's browser to consume all available CPU resources.

Platforms Affected:

  • Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.9

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 13, 2008.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Nov 02, 2007

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