[Full-disclosure] Firefox 2.0.0.3 Out-of-bounds memory access via specialy crafted html file

[Alexander Bierbaumer]

Same here on Gentoo with 2.6.19-beyond4

On Tue, 1 May 2007 16:29:35 +0300
Mihai Donțu <mdontu at bitdefender.com> wrote:

> On Tuesday 01 May 2007 10:26, carl hardwick wrote:
> > Product: Firefox 2.0.0.3
> > Description: Out-of-bounds memory access via specialy crafted html file
> > Type: Remote
> > 
> > Vulnerability can be exploited by using a large value in a href tag to
> > create an out-of-bounds memory access.
> > 
> > Proof Of Concept exploit:
> > http://www.critical.lt/research/opera_die_happy.html
> 
>     I don't know what this exploit is supposed to do (I assume crash the browser),
> but my FF just fires up my CPU and... that's it :) I can close the tab or
> click the Home button and everything goes back to normal.
>     I have FF 2.0.3 (32bit) running on a 64bit Gentoo.
> 
> -- 
> Mihai
> 
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