Mozilla nsNNTPProtocol.cpp NNTP news:// URI Handling Overflow DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 16085

Synopsis

A web browser on the remote host is prone to a heap overflow attack.

Description

The remote version of Mozilla is vulnerable to a heap overflow attack against its NNTP functionality.

This may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to set up a rogue news site and lure a victim on the remote host into reading news from it.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla 1.7.5 or newer.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-06/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16085

File Name: mozilla_nntp_heap_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/2/2005

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla, cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/24/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1316

BID: 12131, 12407