Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value.
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EUVD-2005-0593 | Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value. |
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USN-149-3 | Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:21:06.421Z
Reserved: 2005-02-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-0592

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-03-25T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-0592


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