Summary
The host is installed with Mozilla Firefox browser and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful remote exploitation could result in denying the service.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox version 3.6.3 or later,
For updates refer to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
Insight
The Browser fails to validate the user input data in Libxul, which leads to memory consumption or crash.
Affected
Firefox version 3.0.2 to 3.0.5 on Windows.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5822 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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