Mozilla Firefox JSframe Heap Corruption Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	29318
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2008-2419
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 21 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit:	0x000000
Vulnerable:	Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14
Not Vulnerable:

Mozilla Firefox JSframe Heap Corruption Denial of Service Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability when running certain JavaScript commands on empty applets in an iframe.

Successful exploits can allow attackers to crash the affected browser, resulting in denial-of-service conditions. Given the nature of this issue, attackers may also be able to run arbitrary code, but this has not been confirmed.

This issue affects Firefox 2.0.0.14; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Mozilla Firefox JSframe Heap Corruption 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/29318.html

Mozilla Firefox JSframe Heap Corruption 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 JSframe Heap Corruption Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Mozilla Homepage (Mozilla Foundation)
  
• Firefox Heap Corruption. (0x000000 # The Hacker Webzine)