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CVE-2004-1316

Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '\' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • mozilla.org /security/announce/mfsa2005-06.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19823 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110780717916478&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/12131 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110436284718949&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/18711 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100052 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • isec.pl /vulnerabilities/isec-0020-mozilla.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9808 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-038.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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