CVE-2007-2869

Description

The form autocomplete feature in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12, 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent temporary CPU consumption) via a large number of characters in a submitted form.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.50% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-13.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1308	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:120	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470172/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25647	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34612	vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_36_mozilla.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-06.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25635	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25534	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1994	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0400.html	vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.571857	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25533	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11208	vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1306	vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1424
http://secunia.com/advisories/25858	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-468-1	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0401.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25476	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:126	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/35135	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24242	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25750	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25490	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0402.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-151A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/25685	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018154	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2869?: CVE-2007-2869 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2869?: To fix CVE-2007-2869, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2869 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2869 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.