CVE-2009-2044
Firefox < 3.0.10 - Denial of Service via Large GIF Image in BODY BACKGROUND Attribute
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-2044. PoCs published by Ahmad Muammar.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service condition in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 by leveraging a vulnerability in the handling of background images. The exploit uses a simple HTML file with a background image reference to crash the browser.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
Exploits (1)
This exploit triggers a denial-of-service condition in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 by leveraging a vulnerability in the handling of background images. The exploit uses a simple HTML file with a background image reference to crash the browser.