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CVE-2008-57151 exploit
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.5%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
8.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-7554 Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 - location.hash Remote Crash · dos · 2008-12-23
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- securityreason.com /securityalert/4807 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
- websecurity.com.ua /3424/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/506006/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/32988 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /51032 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/7554 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47572 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-5715
- NVD: CVE-2008-5715
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