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FKIE_CVE-2005-2701

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-09-23 19:03 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:15
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Firefox before 1.0.7 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XBM image file that ends in a large number of spaces instead of the expected end tag.
References
secalert@redhat.comftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16911
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16917
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16977
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17014
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17026
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17149
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17263
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17284
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1014954
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-838
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:169
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:170
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/19643
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14916
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22373
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1480
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9323
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16911
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16917
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16977
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17014
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17026
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1014954
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-838
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:169
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:170
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/19643
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14916
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22373
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1480
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9323

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}



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