ID:1290 - Exploit for Denial of service in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-7783

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits 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

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.

Remediation

Update to version 55.0.