Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-1316 (CCN-18711)

Assigned:2004-12-29
Published:2004-12-29
Updated:2018-05-03
Summary:Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '\' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Dec 29 2004 - 15:29:27 CST
Heap overflow in Mozilla Browser <= 1.7.3 NNTP code.

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-1316

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0020-mozilla.txt

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20041229 Heap overflow in Mozilla Browser <= 1.7.3 NNTP code.

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
HPSBTU01114

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-038
mozilla security update

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
19823

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin P-098
P-098: Updated Mozilla Packages Fix a Buffer Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Web site
Mozilla - Home of the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird and the Mozilla Suite

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-06.html

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2006:004

Source: REDHAT
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2005:038

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
12131

Source: CCN
Type: BID-12131
Mozilla Browser Network News Transport Protocol Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-nntp-bo(18711)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-nntp-bo(18711)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100052

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9808

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2006:022
MozillaThunderbird various problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:compaq:tru64:5.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:aw:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:10.0::oss:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20041316
    V
    		CVE-2004-1316
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9808
    V
    		Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '\' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.
    2013-04-29
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100052
    V
    		Mozilla Malicious news: Vulnerability
    2007-05-09
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050038
    P
    		RHSA-2005:038: mozilla security update (Low)
    2005-01-13
    BACK
    mozilla mozilla *
    mozilla mozilla 1.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.5.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.3
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.6
    mozilla mozilla 0.8
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.9
    mozilla mozilla 1.0 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.0
    mozilla mozilla 1.0.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.2.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.3.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.3
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.2
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.2.1
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.3
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.4
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.5
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.7
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.8
    mozilla mozilla 1.0.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.1 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.1 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.2 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.2 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.5
    mozilla mozilla 1.5.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc2
    compaq tru64 5.1a
    gentoo linux *
    compaq tru64 5.1b
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    conectiva linux 9.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    suse suse linux 9.1
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    conectiva linux 10
    suse suse linux 9.2
    suse suse linux 10.0
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1
    suse suse linux 9.3