CVE-2005-2114: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Jul 1, 2005

Updated

Mozilla 1.7.8, Firefox 1.0.4, Camino 0.8.4, Netscape 8.0.2, and K-Meleon 0.9, and possibly other products that use the Gecko engine, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript that repeatedly calls an empty function.

Affected Software

3 affected components

Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4

Mozilla Camino=0.8.4

Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.8

Event History

Jul 1, 2005

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2114?

CVE-2005-2114 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to cause a denial of service by crashing the application.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2114?

To mitigate the impact of CVE-2005-2114, update to the latest version of affected software such as Mozilla, Firefox, or Camino.

What systems are affected by CVE-2005-2114?

CVE-2005-2114 affects Mozilla 1.7.8, Firefox 1.0.4, Camino 0.8.4, Netscape 8.0.2, and K-Meleon 0.9.

Can CVE-2005-2114 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2005-2114 can be exploited remotely through specially crafted JavaScript.

What are the consequences of CVE-2005-2114 exploitation?

Exploitation of CVE-2005-2114 can lead to application crashes, resulting in denial of service and potential user disruption.