Internet Explorer Script Engine Stack Exhaustion (CVE-2006-0753)

A stack exhaustion vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Engine. The flaw is caused by certain types of recursive function calls in Javascript code. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition of the vulnerable application. In an atta...

CVE-2006-0753

CVE-2006-0753 is a memory leak/DoS issue in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 caused by JavaScript using setInterval to repeatedly set window.status, leading to stack exhaustion in the Script Engine. Connected advisory CPAI-2006-160 confirms a stack-exhaustion path and DoS outcome. ...