CVE-2005-0592

security flaw

Published Feb 28, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0593 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-149-3 Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Reserved
Feb 28, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 24, 2005, 12:00 AM