CVE-2005-2702 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause browser crashes or execute arbitrary code via malicious Unicode sequences, requiring user interaction to visit a crafted 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
Available

What is CVE-2005-2702?

CVE-2005-2702 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 23 Sep 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

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2702?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2702?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-2702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xfr7-p9r5-j92r.

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