CVE-2009-1827 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a browser hang via a crafted SVG circle element with a large radius value, requiring user interaction to view the malicious content.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1827?
CVE-2009-1827 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 May 2009. 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 SVG component in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a large value in the r (aka Radius) attribute of a circle element, related to an "unclamped loop."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2009-1827 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1827 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78p9-f5p7-3p6q.