Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-5715
CVE-2008-5715
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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