TITLE:
Netscape History Information Denial of Service Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17946

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17946/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Netscape 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/5134/

DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been discovered in Netscape, which can be exploited by
malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA17934

The weakness has been confirmed in version 8.0.4. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Configure Netscape to clear history information when closing the
browser. This affects functionality.
Tools -> Options... -> Privacy -> Page History -> Clear Page History
on browser exit

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17934:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17934/

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