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    CVE-2005-2414

    Race condition in the xpcom library, as used by web browsers such as Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, and Galeon, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large HTML file that loads a DOM call from within nested DIV tags, which causes part of the currently rendering page and referenced objects to be deleted.

    Published:Aug 3, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 3, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.05003
    CVSS Score:2.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Xpcom
    Product
    Xpcom

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43831

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High