CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0592

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise or browser crash.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Firefox to version 1.0.1 or later, and Mozilla to version 1.7.6 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS