Mozilla.Firefox.Large.GIF.File.Background.DoS

Release Date Sep 09, 2011
Severity low
Impact Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Description This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox. The vulnerability is a result of improper parsing of "GIF" files. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Affected Products Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Recommended Actions Upgrade to the latest version available from the website. http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2009-2044
Reference/s http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280 (BugTraq)

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