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FKIE_CVE-2009-1828

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-05-29 20:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:08
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0247.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0263.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-denial-of-service.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://websecurity.com.ua/3194/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503876/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35132
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469565Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50838
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5928
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8822
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0247.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0263.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-denial-of-service.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://websecurity.com.ua/3194/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503876/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35132
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469565Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50838
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5928
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8822
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox 3.0.10

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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Mozilla Firefox v3.0.10 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (bucle infinito, cuelgue de aplicaci\u00f3n y consumo de memoria) a trav\u00e9s de un elemento KEYGEN en conjunci\u00f3n con (1) un elemento META especificando p\u00e1gina de refresco autom\u00e1tico o (2) un gestor de evento onLoad JavaScript para un elemento BODY."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2009-1828",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:08:08.290",
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          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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}



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