full-disclosure - driver for display goes to a infinite loop by viewing a html!

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From: StuartF at datacom.co.nz (Stuart Fox (DSL AK))
Subject: driver for display goes to a infinite loop by viewing a html!

> 
> hello,
> 
> Please note the fact, i've just tested it with IE and firefox 
> .9.3 on windows XP with intel VGA and the system reboots with 
> a fetal error.
> 
> There have been reports the exploit doesn't triggered via. a 
> Opera Browser.
> 

Doesn't work on Firefox 0.93 on Windows XP SP2 with ATI Radeon IGP 320M.
Just hung the browser (and effectively the machine), but killing the
task brought everything back to life.