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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801637
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Bypass Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:Mozilla Firefox is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Mozilla Firefox is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to improper validation of overlong UTF-8 encoding,
which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting
protection mechanisms via a crafted string.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to bypass cross-site scripting
protection mechanisms via a crafted string.

Affected Software/OS:
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.6 Beta 3.

Solution:
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.6 Beta 3 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-5017
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2009/10/couple-of-unicode-issues-on-php-and.html
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