CVE-2008-5715

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2008-12-24 18:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:51


NVD link : CVE-2008-5715

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5715

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-5715


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox

microsoft

  • windows_vista
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation