CVE-2000-0655 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands or cause denial of service by tricking users into viewing a malicious JPEG image.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0655?
CVE-2000-0655 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Mozilla, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Netscape Communicator 4.73 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a JPEG image containing a comment with an illegal field length of 1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0655?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Mozilla, Netscape Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-0655 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0655 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Mozilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cwq-wmjx-47pq.