CVE-2009-0071
Firefox <= 3.0.7 - Denial of Service via designMode Query Command Calls
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-0071. PoCs published by Skylined.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a designMode-related vulnerability in older browsers to trigger a crash via JavaScript manipulation of document properties and commands. The PoC demonstrates a DoS condition by forcing a crash when the window is closed.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 and earlier 3.0.x versions, when designMode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a certain (a) replaceChild or (b) removeChild call, followed by a (1) queryCommandValue, (2) queryCommandState, or (3) queryCommandIndeterm call. NOTE: it was later reported that 3.0.6 and 3.0.7 are also affected.
Exploits (2)
This exploit leverages a designMode-related vulnerability in older browsers to trigger a crash via JavaScript manipulation of document properties and commands. The PoC demonstrates a DoS condition by forcing a crash when the window is closed.
This exploit leverages a use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer's handling of the `document.queryCommandState` method, triggered via `designMode` manipulation. It demonstrates a proof-of-concept for arbitrary code execution by corrupting memory through object removal and command state querying.