Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6 through 3.0.13, and 3.5.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash), a related issue to CVE-2008-5715.
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 3.0.5 - location.hash Remote Crash EDB-7554 · dos · Dec 23, 2008 · verified
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