CVE-2004-0903 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending malformed VCard attachments that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow during message preview.
- 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-2004-0903?
CVE-2004-0903 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 24 Sep 2004. 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the writeGroup function in nsVCardObj.cpp for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed VCard attachments that are not properly handled when previewing a message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0903?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Conectiva Linux, Mozilla Mozilla, Mozilla Thunderbird, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Fedora Core and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0903?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0903 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-2004-0903 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0903 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3j6-xfjj-26q5.