CVE-2007-2869 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause persistent CPU consumption and denial of service in Mozilla Firefox by submitting forms with excessive characters.
- 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-2007-2869?
CVE-2007-2869 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 1 Jun 2007. 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
The form autocomplete feature in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12, 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent temporary CPU consumption) via a large number of characters in a submitted form.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2869?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2869?
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-2007-2869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wqr-6335-7cpw.