PT-2018-3172
CVE-2018-12401
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Published
2018-10-23
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 63
Description
The issue exists due to insufficient input validation, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted URI. Some special resource URIs can cause a non-exploitable crash if loaded with optional parameters following a '?' in the parsed string, potentially leading to denial of service attacks.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 63, update to version 63 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of special resource URIs with optional parameters to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using URIs with parameters following a '?' in the parsed string until the issue is resolved.
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