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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2004-1313 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:12.364Z
Reserved: 2004-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2004-1316
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Status : Modified
Published: 2004-12-29T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2004-1316
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD