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Date:      Tue, 18 May 1999 15:53:42 +0700
From:      "Rashid N. Achilov" <shelton@granch.ru>
To:        Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HTML DOS? (http://microsoft.com/NTServer/all/Downloads.asp)
Message-ID:  <37412A96.99E83C0E@granch.ru>
References:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.990517072214.22349A-100000@roble2.roble.com>

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Roger Marquis wrote:
> 
> Has anyone attempted to browse:
> 
>         http://microsoft.com/NTServer/all/Downloads.asp
> 
> using Netscape Navigator and noticed what seems to be an HTML denial of
> service?  I've tested this page with Javascript on and off, Java on and
> off, cookies on and off, stylesheets off, under FreeBSD, Linux and
> Solaris and the behavior is consistent:
> 
>         * Navigator freezes for several seconds
>         * CPU utilization climbs briefly to near 100%
>         * memory usage climbs by 11MB
>         * the 11MB or memory are not released even after leaving
>           the page and clearing disk and RAM caches.
> 
>

After 7 minutes loading Netscape break with core dump :-( CPU
utilization slowly up to 80%, next going in swap reading state, CPU
utilization down, Netscape down with core dump :-(...FreeBSD 2.2.8, 32Mb
RAM, Java on, JScript on, cookies on. Netscape Communicator 4.51 english

-- 
     With Best Regards.
     Rashid N. Achilov (RNA1-RIPE), Granch Ltd. lead engineer
     e-mail: achilov@granch.ru, tel (383-2) 24-2363


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