Multiple browsers DoS updated since 16.07.2009
Published:		21.07.2009
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		10075
Type:		client
Level:		5/10
Description:		select() method doesn't limie the number of selected elements, leading to resources exhaustion.

Affected:		MICROSOFT : Windows 2000 Server
		MICROSOFT : Windows 2000 Professional
		MICROSOFT : Windows XP
		MICROSOFT : Windows 2003 Server
		MICROSOFT : Windows Vista
		MICROSOFT : Windows 2008 Server
		MICROSOFT : Windows 2000
		MOZILLA : Forefox 3.0
		OPERA : Opera 9.63
CVE:		CVE-2009-1692 (WebKit before r41741, as used in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Safari, and other software, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reset) via a web page containing an HTMLSelectElement object with a large length attribute, related to the length property of a Select object.)

Original document		Thierry Zoller, Update: [GSEC-TZO-44-2009] One bug to rule them all - Firefox, IE, Safari,Opera, Chrome,Seamonkey,iPhone,iPod,Wii,PS3.... (21.07.2009)
		Thierry Zoller, [GSEC-TZO-44-2009] One bug to rule them all - Firefox, IE, Safari,Opera, Chrome,Seamonkey,iPhone,iPod,Wii,PS3.... (16.07.2009)

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