Intrusion PreventionMozilla.Firefox.Large.GIF.File.Background.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox.
The vulnerability is a result of improper parsing of "GIF" files. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Affected Products
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version available from the website.
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 29046 |
| Created | Sep 09, 2011 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2009-2044 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 1.31% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux, MacOS |
| Affected App | Mozilla |