Vulnerability Name:

CCN-80766

Published:2012-12-18
Updated:2012-12-18
Summary:Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of malicious files. By persuading a victim to load a specially-crafted .html/.htm file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the browser to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Packetstorm Security Website
Firefox 17.0.1 Crash Proof Of Concept

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Web site
Firefox - Rediscover the web

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-firefox-file-dos(80766)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mozilla firefox 17.0.1