Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Dynamic Style position denial of service

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.5 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Dynamic Style Handler. Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9037.