Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800858
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Mozilla Firefox SOCKS5 Proxy Server DoS Vulnerability Aug-09 (Linux)
Summary:	This host is installed with Mozilla Firefox and is prone to Denial; of Service vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: This host is installed with Mozilla Firefox and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Error exists when application fails to handle long domain name in a response which leads remote 'SOCKS5' proxy servers into data stream corruption. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let attacker to cause Denial of Service condition in an affected proxy server. Affected Software/OS: Firefox version before 3.0.12 or 3.5 before 3.5.2 on Linux. Solution: Upgrade to Firefox version 3.0.12/3.5.2. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 35925 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2470 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35925 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00198.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00261.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10197 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022665 http://secunia.com/advisories/36126 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2142 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650 XForce ISS Database: firefox-socks5-dos(52252) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52252
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