Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plain .txt file with a "Content-Disposition: attachment" and an invalid "Content-Type: plain/text," which prevents Firefox from rendering future plain text files within the browser.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1484-1 | New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1485-1 | New icedove packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1485-2 | New icedove packages fix regression |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1489-1 | New iceweasel packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1506-1 | New iceape packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1506-2 | New iceape packages fix regression |
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-0602 | Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plain .txt file with a "Content-Disposition: attachment" and an invalid "Content-Type: plain/text," which prevents Firefox from rendering future plain text files within the browser. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-576-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:22.462Z
Reserved: 2008-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-0592
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-02-09T00:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-0592
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN