RHSA-2005:038
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2005-01-13 13:38 - Updated: 2005-01-13 00:00Heap-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.
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat
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Vendor Fix
fix
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"text": "Mozilla is an open source Web browser, advanced email and newsgroup client,\nIRC chat client, and HTML editor.\n\niSEC Security Research has discovered a buffer overflow bug in the way\nMozilla handles NNTP URLs. If a user visits a malicious web page or is\nconvinced to click on a malicious link, it may be possible for an attacker\nto execute arbitrary code on the victim\u0027s machine. The Common\nVulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name\nCAN-2004-1316 to this issue.\n\nUsers of Mozilla should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain\nbackported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.",
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