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ID:1290 - Exploit for Denial of service in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-7783
ID:1290 - Exploit for Denial of service in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-7783
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7848
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7783
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website containing a specially crafted username and password combination, trigger modal prompt and cause the browser to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website containing a specially crafted username and password combination, trigger modal prompt and cause the browser to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Update to version 55.0.