CVE-2005-2702: High severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Sep 23, 2005
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Updated

Firefox before 1.0.7 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via Unicode sequences with "zero-width non-joiner" characters.

Affected Software

12 affected components
Mozilla Firefox<=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Mozilla Suite<=1.7.11
Mozilla Mozilla Suite=1.7.6
Mozilla Mozilla Suite=1.7.7
Mozilla Mozilla Suite=1.7.8
Mozilla Mozilla Suite=1.7.10

Event History

Sep 23, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2702?

CVE-2005-2702 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-2702?

To fix CVE-2005-2702, update Firefox to version 1.0.7 or newer and Mozilla Suite to version 1.7.12 or newer.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2005-2702?

CVE-2005-2702 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 1.0.7 and Mozilla Suite versions prior to 1.7.12.

4

What kind of attack does CVE-2005-2702 facilitate?

CVE-2005-2702 facilitates attacks that can lead to a denial of service by crashing the application.

5

Is CVE-2005-2702 related to Unicode characters?

Yes, CVE-2005-2702 exploits vulnerabilities in the handling of Unicode sequences containing zero-width non-joiner characters.

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