Mozilla Firefox SOCKS5 Proxy Server DoS Vulnerability Aug-09 (Linux)

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  3. Mozilla Firefox SOCKS5 Proxy Server DoS Vulnerability Aug-09 (Linux)
Summary
This host is installed with Mozilla Firefox and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let attacker to cause Denial of Service condition in a affected proxy server. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox version 3.0.12/3.5.2 http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
Insight
Error exists when application fails to handle long domain name in a response which leads remote 'SOCKS5' proxy servers into data stream corruption.
Affected
Firefox version before 3.0.12 or 3.5 before 3.5.2 on Linux.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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