CVE-2008-7244 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser hang) by calling the window.print function in a loop, aka a "printing DoS attack," possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-0821.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.47% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Multiple Browsers - 'window.print()' Denial of Service | 2010-05-04 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD