Mozilla Firefox 0.8/0.9/0.9.1/0.9.2/0.9.3 Links denial of service
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 0.8/0.9/0.9.1/0.9.2/0.9.3 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Links. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow remote attackers to load local files via links "with a custom getter and toString method" that are middle-clicked by the user to be opened in a new tab.
The bug was discovered 01/31/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 by Jesse Ruderman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0141 since 01/25/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15712 (Firefox < 1.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9145.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19168) and Tenable (15712). Similar entries are available at 24104, 23952, 23865 and 24324.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 15712
Nessus Name: Firefox < 1.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0
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Timeline
11/09/2004 🔍11/13/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0141 (🔍)
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X-Force: 19168
Vulnerability Center: 7472 - Mozilla Browser, Firefox and Thunderbird Allow Uploading Files via getter and toString Method, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12407 - Multiple Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14017 - Firefox / Mozilla / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 13334 - CVE-2005-0141 - Mozilla And Firefox - Information Disclosure Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 05/31/2019 09:16
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (76), 05/31/2019 09:16 (4)
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