CVE-2007-1362: mozilla firefox Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-1362 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 7.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9Timeline
- 01-06-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.0.9 and 1.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a large cookie path parameter, which triggers memory consumption, or (2) an internal delimiter within cookie path or name values, which could trigger a misinterpretation of cookie data, aka "Path Abuse in Cookies."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
7.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 7.83% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundMozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 - Document.Cookie Path Argument Denial of Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
1 vendor · 2 products
References
36 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10759VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource HP
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- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.571857Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1424X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-151A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource