CVE-2009-2975 — MEDIUM (5.0)

Vulnerability Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 on Windows XP, in some situations possibly involving an incompletely configured protocol handler, does not properly implement setting the document.location property to a value specifying a protocol associated with an external application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a series of function calls that set this property, as demonstrated by (1) the chromehtml: protocol and (2) the aim: protocol.

CVSS Score

5.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

PARTIAL

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows Xp	All versions
Mozilla	Firefox	3.5.2

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2009-2975?

CVE-2009-2975 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 on Windows XP, in some situations possibly involving an incompletely configured protocol handler, does not properly implement setting the document.location property to a value sp...

How severe is CVE-2009-2975?

CVE-2009-2975 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2009-2975?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Windows Xp, Mozilla Firefox.