11128 : Mozilla Firefox Large Binary File Rendering DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-10-26

Description

Mozilla Firefox contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to crash it remotely. The issue is triggered when the browser attempts to parse a binary file over 5GB in size as HTML. It is possible that the flaw may cause the browser to crash, resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Mozilla Organization

Firefox

0.10

Netscape Communications Corporation

Gecko

20040913

References

Security Tracker: 1011917
ISS X-Force ID: 17839
CVE ID: 2004-1639 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-10/1000.html
Vendor URL: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Credit

Peter Kruse - krusekrusesecurity.dk - Combined Services & Integrated Solutions

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-01 | Disagree?

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