CVE-2006-4310 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Mozilla Firefox by sending a crafted FTP response when the user connects via an FTP URI with credentials.
- 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-2006-4310?
CVE-2006-4310 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 23 Aug 2006. 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
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted FTP response, when attempting to connect with a username and password via the FTP URI.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4310?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4310?
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-2006-4310 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4310 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4310, GHSA-39vq-3f5w-q742.