FKIE_CVE-2007-5896

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-08 20:46 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via an iframe with Javascript that sets the document.location to contain a leading NULL byte (\x00) and a (1) res://, (2) about:config, or (3) file:/// URI.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/45296
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.0x000000.com/index.php?i=467&bin=111010011
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2007-11/msg00094.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38233
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/45296
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.0x000000.com/index.php?i=467&bin=111010011
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2007-11/msg00094.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38233
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox 2.0.0.9
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via an iframe with Javascript that sets the document.location to contain a leading NULL byte (\\x00) and a (1) res://, (2) about:config, or (3) file:/// URI."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de CPU y ca\u00edda) mediante un iframe con Javascript que establece el document.location para que contenga un byte importante NULL (\\x00) y un URI (1) res://, (2) about:config, o (3) file:///."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-5896",
  "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
  "metrics": {
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 7.1,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "impactScore": 6.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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  },
  "published": "2007-11-08T20:46:00.000",
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  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "comment": "Red Hat does not consider this flaw a security issue. This flaw is not exploitable and can only cause a client to stop responding or crash.",
      "lastModified": "2007-11-19T00:00:00",
      "organization": "Red Hat"
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-399"
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      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
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}


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