PT-2019-4544 · Mozilla+2 · Firefox+2
Anca Soncutean
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Published
2019-03-19
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2019-9806
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 66
Description
A vulnerability exists during authorization prompting for FTP transactions where successive modal prompts are displayed and cannot be immediately dismissed, allowing for a denial of service attack. The issue is related to an error in the FTP protocol authorization, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 66, update to version 66 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of FTP transactions in the affected browser versions until a patch is applied.
Fix
DoS
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Alt Linux
Firefox
Ubuntu