CVE-2005-0592
Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.86% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/mozilla
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-15.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=241440Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-15.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=241440Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10606
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.