CVE-2007-2162 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 and GNU IceWeasel 2.0.0.3. Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting JavaScript that uses a regular expression like /(.)*/ against a long string, leading to a browser crash or system hang. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (high), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:iceweasel:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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