Re: Addendum : [TZO-26-2009] Firefox (all?) Denial of Service through unclamped loop (SVG)

[Thierry Zoller <Thierry () Zoller lu>]

Hi Jim,

Read again:
Affected : All Firefox versions that support SVG.

Then think about what version of Firefox you are using.

JP> If I understand the process, saving the text at [IV. Proof of
JP> concept] (following the "~~~..." to an .XHTML file, and launch the
JP> file using Firefox, I should lose functionality ("Browser doesn't
JP> respond any longer to any user input, all tabs are no longer
JP> accessible, your work if any  (hail to the web 2.0) might be lost.")

JP> Using FF2.0.0.20 and the file does not result in loss of use. All
JP> tabs are functional. All JAVA links continue function.  Same
JP> result for naming the POC file to .HTML, .HTM.

> > > > Thierry Zoller <Thierry () Zoller lu> 05/26/2009 13:13 >>>


JP> For  those that failed to reproduce, try naming the POC file with an XHTML
JP> extension.


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