CVE-2007-2671 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname in an HREF attribute in an A element, which triggers an out-of-bounds memory access.

Published: 2007-05-14

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: 6.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-2663	Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname in an HREF attribute in an A element, which triggers an out-of-bounds memory access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06763.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-May/062773.html
http://osvdb.org/35700
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2704
http://www.critical.lt/research/opera_die_happy.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23747
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33982

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-05-14T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:49:56.549Z

Reserved: 2007-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2671

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-05-14T23:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2671

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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