CVE-2005-2701

N/A Unknown
Published: September 23, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16911
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16917
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17014
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17026
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014954
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-838
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:169
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:170
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/19643
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14916
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22373
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1480
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9323
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16911
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16917
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014954
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/19643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22373
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.7%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla