CVE-2005-3089 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Attackers can crash Firefox via a malicious Proxy Auto-Config script, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2005-3089?

CVE-2005-3089 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 28 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Firefox 1.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) script that uses an eval statement. NOTE: it is not clear whether an untrusted party has any role in triggering this issue, so it might not be a vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3089?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-3089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p364-qwq2-fh4v.

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