CVE-2001-1490

Mozilla 0.9.6 - Denial of Service via Large Number of Images

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-1490.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a JavaScript loop to generate an excessive number of image tags, causing a denial of service (DoS) in affected web browsers on Microsoft Windows platforms. The vulnerability is triggered by the high volume of DOM manipulations and resource requests.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
dosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21181

This exploit leverages a JavaScript loop to generate an excessive number of image tags, causing a denial of service (DoS) in affected web browsers on Microsoft Windows platforms. The vulnerability is triggered by the high volume of DOM manipulations and resource requests.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Multiple web browsers on Microsoft Windows platforms
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction (visiting a malicious webpage)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7709
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245152
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3684

Scores

EPSS 0.0635
EPSS Percentile 92.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mozilla/mozilla 0.9.6
Published Dec 31, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026