Unscored severity · published Dec 29, 2004
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 denial of service (application crash)…
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CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mozilla · Mozilla
1.3; 1.4; 1.4; 1.4.1; 1.5; 1.5; +15 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1316
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1316
Exploit
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0020-mozilla.txt
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110436284718949&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780717916478&w=2
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
Patch
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-06.html
www.novell.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
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