CVE-2009-1828
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CVE-2009-1828 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.. EPSS estimates a 8.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.10 |
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