Title: Mozilla Firefox Unspecified GIF Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Firefox is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
Specifically, this issue occurs when Firefox processes a malicious '.gif' file. Very few details are currently available regarding this vulnerability; this BID will be updated when more information is disclosed.
An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.
Firefox 2.0.0.2 is prone to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
Code execution might be possible, but this has not been confirmed.
GIMP version 2.2.12 is also reported vulnerable; a segmentation fault occurs when the application processes a malicious GIF image.
Affected Products:
- GIMP GIMP 2.2.12
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2
References:
- GIMP: GIMP Homepage
- Mozilla Foundation: Mozilla Homepage
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