CVE-2009-2953 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox versions 3.0.6 through 3.0.13 and 3.5.x. It allows remote attackers to consume excessive CPU resources by providing a long string value for the JavaScript location.hash property. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-7554) detailing a remote crash, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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