RHSA-2005_038

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2005-01-13 13:38 - Updated: 2005-01-13 00:00
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: mozilla security update
Severity
Low
Notes
Topic: Updated mozilla packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are now available.
Details: Mozilla is an open source Web browser, advanced email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor. iSEC Security Research has discovered a buffer overflow bug in the way Mozilla handles NNTP URLs. If a user visits a malicious web page or is convinced to click on a malicious link, it may be possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1316 to this issue. Users of Mozilla should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.
Terms of Use: This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.
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) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '\' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.

Vendor Fix Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:038
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