Mozilla.Firefox.HTTPIndexFormat.Parser.Buffer.Overflow

Description

This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox.
The vulnerability is caused by the inability of the vulnerable software to handle an allocation failure. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header. It will lead to a crash of the targeted Firefox.

Affected Products

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 and prior
SeaMonkey 1.1.13 and prior

Impact

Denial of Service.

Recommended Actions

Apply a patch, available from the web site
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

References