CVE-2005-4720
Mozilla Firefox Linux Denial of Service
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an IFRAME element with a large value of the WIDTH attribute, which triggers a problem related to representation of floating-point numbers, leading to an infinite loop of widget resizes and a corresponding large number of function calls on the stack.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 31, 2005, 5 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2005-4720.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17071 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2978 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015011 | Exploit |
| http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x19-advisory.txt | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15015 | Exploit |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303433 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17071 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2978 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015011 | Exploit |
| http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x19-advisory.txt | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15015 | Exploit |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303433 |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-4720 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-4720
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.77 }} -10.95%
score
0.91998
percentile