NVD

CVE-2005-2871 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

Buffer overflow in the International Domain Name (IDN) support in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6 and earlier, and Netscape 8.0.3.3 and 7.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a hostname with all "soft" hyphens (character 0xAD), which is not properly handled by the NormalizeIDN call in nsStandardURL::BuildNormalizedSpec.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0316.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0316.html
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112624614008387&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112624614008387&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16764
http://secunia.com/advisories/16764
http://secunia.com/advisories/16766
http://secunia.com/advisories/16766
http://secunia.com/advisories/16767
http://secunia.com/advisories/16767
http://secunia.com/advisories/17042
http://secunia.com/advisories/17042
http://secunia.com/advisories/17090
http://secunia.com/advisories/17090
http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/83
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/83
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014877
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014877
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-303.shtml
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-303.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-837
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-837
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-11.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-11.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/573857	US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/573857	US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-57.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-57.html
http://www.osvdb.org/19255
http://www.osvdb.org/19255
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-768.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-768.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-769.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-769.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5RP0B0UGVW.html
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5RP0B0UGVW.html
http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x17-advisory.txt	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x17-advisory.txt	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/firefox-death.html	Exploit
http://www.security-protocols.com/firefox-death.html	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14784
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14784
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-181-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-181-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1690
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1690
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1691
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1691
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307259
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307259
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22207
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22207
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1287
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1287
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A584
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A584
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9608
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9608

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Other	NIST

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:00:37 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0316.html
Added	Reference	http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112624614008387&w=2
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/16764
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/16766
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/16767
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/17042
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/17090
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
Added	Reference	http://securityreason.com/securityalert/83
Added	Reference	http://securitytracker.com/id?1014877
Added	Reference	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-303.shtml
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-837
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
Added	Reference	http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-11.xml
Added	Reference	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/573857
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
Added	Reference	http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-57.html
Added	Reference	http://www.osvdb.org/19255
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-768.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-769.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5RP0B0UGVW.html
Added	Reference	http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x17-advisory.txt
Added	Reference	http://www.security-protocols.com/firefox-death.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14784
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-181-1
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1690
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1691
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307259
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22207
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1287
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A584
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9608

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/02/2018 9:29:31 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1287 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A584 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9608 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1287 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:584 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9608 [No Types Assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2871
NVD Published Date:
09/09/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2005-2871 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:00:37 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 9:31:35 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/02/2018 9:29:31 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/10/2017 9:33:01 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/17/2016 11:31:00 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 9/12/2005 7:48:00 AM

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