VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-2162
(1) Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 and (2) GNU IceWeasel 2.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash or system hang) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
(1) Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 and (2) GNU IceWeasel 2.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash or system hang) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.38% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/iceweasel · mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466147/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466220/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466147/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466220/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.