CVE-2001-1490

medium5.0Public exploit code

CVE-2001-1490

Mozilla 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 / Mozilla 0.9.6 / Opera 5.1 - Image Count Denial of Service2001-12-11 · dos · multiple · Verified

Impact

Mozilla 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Mozilla	Mozilla	Version 0.9.6