CVE-2004-0478

Unknown versions of Mozilla allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (high CPU/RAM consumption) using Javascript with an infinite loop that continues to add input to a form, possibly as the result of inserting control characters, as demonstrated using an embedded ctrl-U.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243540	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2004-May/000587.html	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16225
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243540	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2004-May/000587.html	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16225

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2004-07-07 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2004-0478

Mitre link : CVE-2004-0478

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-0478

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

mozilla

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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