Description
nsViewManager.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2 through 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors related to interaction with TinyMCE.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 - 'nsViewManager.cpp' Denial of Service EDB-33042 · dos · May 11, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488570
- 35413 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490425
- RHSA-2009:1095 vendor-advisory
- firefox-nsviewmanager-dos(51197) vdb-entry