Short Name |
HTTP:STC:MOZILLA:DOC-WRITE-MC |
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Severity |
High |
Recommended |
Yes |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Mozilla Firefox Document.Write And DOM Insertions Memory Corruption |
Release Date |
2010/12/30 |
Update Number |
1842 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Mozilla Firefox. A successful attack could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. Failed exploit attempts could result in a denial of service condition.
Mozilla Firefox is prone to a remote heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability. Successful exploits will allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions.