Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-4720
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2005-4720
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4720
3.77%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-4720
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-4720
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http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x19-advisory.txt
Exploit;Vendor Advisory
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1015011
Exploit
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15015
Exploit
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http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2978
Exploit;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303433
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