CVE-2008-5715
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CVE-2008-5715 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.. EPSS estimates a 8.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.5 |
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