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Mozilla Firefox 'keygen' HTML Tag DOS Vulnerability (Windows)

🗓️ 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Mozilla Firefox 'keygen' HTML Tag DOS Vulnerability (Windows) allows attackers to cause denial of service by forcing the browser to stop responding, go into an infinite loop, hang the application, and consume memory

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###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_firefox_keygen_dos_vuln_win.nasl 4865 2016-12-28 16:16:43Z teissa $
#
# Mozilla Firefox 'keygen' HTML Tag DOS Vulnerability (Windows)
#
# Authors:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
###############################################################################

tag_impact = "Successful exploitation will let attackers to cause the browser to stop
  responding, infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption, and
  can cause denying service to legitimate users.
  Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "Firefox version 3.0.4 and 3.0.10 on Windows";
tag_insight = "- Error exists via KEYGEN element in conjunction with a META element
    specifying automatic page refresh or a JavaScript onLoad event handler
    for a BODY element.
  - Error caused while passing a large value in the r (aka Radius) attribute
    of a circle element, related to an 'unclamped loop.'.";
tag_solution = "Upgrade to Firefox version 3.6.3 or later,
  For updates refer tohttp://www.mozilla.com/en-US/";
tag_summary = "The host is installed with Mozilla Firefox browser and is prone
  to Denial of Service vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(800624);
  script_version("$Revision: 4865 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2016-12-28 17:16:43 +0100 (Wed, 28 Dec 2016) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-06-04 07:18:37 +0200 (Thu, 04 Jun 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1828", "CVE-2009-1827");
  script_bugtraq_id(35132);
  script_name("Mozilla Firefox 'keygen' HTML Tag DOS Vulnerability (Windows)");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8794");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50721");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-denial-of-service.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_firefox_detect_win.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Firefox/Win/Ver");
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

ffVer = get_kb_item("Firefox/Win/Ver");
if(!ffVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_is_equal(version:ffVer, test_version:"3.0.10")||
   version_is_equal(version:ffVer, test_version:"3.0.4")){
  security_message(0);
}

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