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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-18256 EUVD-2017-9387GHSA-57mp-vw5r-fm9q

Brave Browser before 0.13.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long alert() argument in Java…

Published Apr 4, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Brave Browser before 0.13.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long alert() argument in JavaScript code, because window dialogs are mishandled.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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