Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x - Large '.GIF' File Background Denial of Service

Author: Ahmad Muammar
type: dos
platform: linux
port: 
date_added: 2009-05-10 
date_updated: 2014-04-26 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2009-2044;OSVDB-56471 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280/info

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.

Firefox 3.0.10 is affected; other versions may also be vulnerable.

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