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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 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.

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Affected products

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  • Mozilla Corporation/Firefox2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 3.0.5

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