[DOS] Browser hangs on loading the code snippet

Disclosed: 2018-05-06 21:02:40 By tikoo_sahil To brave
Low
Vulnerability Details
## Summary: Basically the function location.reload() is causing browser to hang as browser is not able to handle multiple reloads but similar issue cannot be seen in Firefox and chrome as i am able to close the current tab. ## Products affected: Latest brave browser in linux. ## Steps To Reproduce: Use the below code and save it as html file and then open it up on browser :- <script> open(""); setInterval('location.reload()',1); </script> Or open up pop.html that i have attached ## Supporting Material/References: i have attached html file that contains the code causing denial of service,
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  • Report ID: 181686
  • State: Closed
  • Substate: resolved
  • Upvotes: 9
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