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CVE-2009-2542

Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01054
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Affected Products & Versions

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netscape navigatorall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pocwww.exploit-db.com · 9160www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.g-sec.lu · one-bug-to-rule-them-all.htmlwww.g-sec.lu
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD20 Jul 2009 · 06:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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
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