CVE-2008-5715

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash). NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected, and that the impact is CPU consumption and application hang in unspecified circumstances perhaps involving other platforms.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 24, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5715: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix