CVE-2008-0592 describes a user-assisted denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8. An attacker could craft a plain .txt file with specific Content-Disposition and an invalid Content-Type, causing the browser to fail rendering subsequent plain text files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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