Mozilla Firefox iframe javascript:document.location denial of service
| firefox-iframe-javascript-dos (38233) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service caused by improper handling of javascript:document.location tags within an iframe. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page containing a res:// and an about:config URI as the javascript:document.location source within an iframe tag, an attacker could cause the victim's browser to consume all available CPU resources.
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.9
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 13, 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Nov 02 2007 - 15:02:23 CDT, Firefox 2.0.0.9 remote DoS vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-11/0080.html.
- Mozilla Web site, Mozilla Firefox at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/.
- CVE-2007-5896: 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.
Reported:
Nov 02, 2007
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