Mozilla Firefox 'document.write()' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28892
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 22 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 22 2008 09:57PM
Credit:	Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian
Vulnerable:	Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5
Not Vulnerable:

Mozilla Firefox 'document.write()' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits can allow attackers to crash the affected browser, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

This issue affects Firefox 3 Beta 5; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Mozilla Firefox 'document.write()' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to view a malicious webpage.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/28892.html

Mozilla Firefox 'document.write()' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Mozilla Firefox 'document.write()' Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Mozilla Homepage (Mozilla Foundation)
  
• Firefox 3.0 beta 5 crash ([email protected])