CVE-2017-18256
N/A
Published: April 4, 2018 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBrave Browser
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.13.0
Affected range stops below 0.13.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/176066Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44474/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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