CVE-2005-4720

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6/1.0.7 - iFrame Handling Denial of Service2005-10-05 · dos · multiple · Verified

Impact

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.

Affected products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17071
• http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2978
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015011
• http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x19-advisory.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15015
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303433
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17071
• http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2978
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015011
• http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x19-advisory.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15015
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303433