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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800402
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Mozilla Firefox Libxul Memory Leak Remote DoS Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:Mozilla Firefox is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Mozilla Firefox is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The Browser fails to validate the user input data in Libxul, which leads
to memory consumption or crash.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could result in denying the service.

Affected Software/OS:
Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.2 to 3.0.5.

Solution:
Update to version 3.6.3 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5822
http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/mzff_libxul_ml.txt
XForce ISS Database: libxul-class-dos(47758)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47758
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