Denial of Service in Flock Browser by Nested Marquee Tags
CVE-2006-6954

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Key Information:

Vendor: Flock
Status: Flock
Vendor: CVE Published:; 29 January 2007

What is CVE-2006-6954?

The Flock browser beta 1 (version 0.7) is susceptible to a denial of service attack, which occurs when attackers send specifically crafted web pages containing a large number of nested marquee tags. This exploit can lead to an application crash, severely affecting the usability of the software. This issue is linked to prior vulnerabilities that highlight the risks associated with complex HTML structures in web applications.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438365/100/100/thr...

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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439064/100/100/thr...

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26898

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Jan 29, 2007
Vulnerability Reserved
Jan 29, 2007

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