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URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436750

⇱ 436750 - Javascript alert windows completely freeze the page and the rest of the tabs on the window

Closed Bug 436750 Opened 18 years ago Closed 18 years ago

Javascript alert windows completely freeze the page and the rest of the tabs on the window

Javascript alert windows completely freeze the page and the rest of the tabs on the window
Firefox
General
unspecified
x86
Linux
defect
Not set
major
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RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 59314
RESOLVED
DUPLICATE
of
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a11y-review
Accessibility Severity
Performance Impact
Webcompat Priority
Webcompat Score
Tracking Status
relnote-firefox
firefox-esr115
firefox-esr140
firefox-esr153
firefox152
firefox153
firefox154
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 Description
 

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18 years ago
 

 		
 


 
 


 
 
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008051202 Firefox/3.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008051202 Firefox/3.0

When a Javascript alert pops up, you cannot stop the script, close the tab of the offending page, or switch to any of the other tabs in the window. A malicious or buggy script could easily cripple your Firefox browsing session. This bug especially affects web developers as well.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to a page with an infinite Javascript alert loop
2. Try to get away!
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Expected Results: 
You should be able to stop the script or shut down the page
This is a known issue.
related bugs: bug 59314, bug 61098, bug 123913
Choose one to dupe this to.

 

 

 
 
 
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18 years ago
 

 		
 

 

 
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 18 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE

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