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CVE-2009-2044
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BAC…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x - Large '.GIF' File Background Denial of Service2009-05-10 · dos · linux · Verified
Impact
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | through 3.0.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037
- http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037