CVE-2005-0215 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Mozilla browser by tricking users into opening a malicious XBM file with large dimensions.
- 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-2005-0215?
CVE-2005-0215 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mozilla Mozilla, published on 6 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 1.6 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a XBM (X BitMap) file with a large (1) height or (2) width value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0215?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Mozilla.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0215 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-2005-0215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Mozilla
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxwj-m7fc-8h8q.