CVE-2004-1316 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier, specifically within the MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl function, which can be triggered by a specially crafted NNTP URL. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) due to an un-NULL terminated string. The CVSS score is 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to potential availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, though it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.