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    CVE-2005-2701

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Firefox before 1.0.7 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XBM image file that ends in a large number of spaces instead of the expected end tag.

    Published:Sep 22, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 23, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.08677
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Firefox
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Mozilla Suite
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16911
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16917
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16977
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17014
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17026
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014954
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-838
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:169
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:170
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/19643
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14916
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22373
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1480
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9323
    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16911
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16917
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16977
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17014
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17026
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014954
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-838
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:169
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:170
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/19643
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14916
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22373
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1480
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9323

    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