Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey contain a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered due to the cookie path parameter not properly verifying user-supplied input, and will result in loss of availability for the application.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox version 2.0.0.4 or 1.5.0.12, SeaMonkey version 1.1.2 or 1.0.9 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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