CVE-2004-1614 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Mozilla browser by sending a page with specific large MARQUEE tags, requiring user interaction to view the page.
- 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-2004-1614?
CVE-2004-1614 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Mozilla, published on 20 Feb 2005. 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
Mozilla allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from invalid memory access) via an "unusual combination of visual elements," including several large MARQUEE tags with large height parameters, as demonstrated by mangleme.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1614?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Mozilla.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1614?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-1614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Mozilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfrm-mc6g-2q3f.