CVE-2009-2542 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01176.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Netscape	Navigator

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:8:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2537	Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160
http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52876

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-20T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:15.242Z

Reserved: 2009-07-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2542

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-07-20T18:30:01.297

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-2542

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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