Denial of Service Vulnerability in Gecko-Based Browsers by Mozilla
CVE-2005-2114

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Mozilla
Status
Firefox
Camino
Mozilla
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 July 2005

What is CVE-2005-2114?

The vulnerability in Mozilla and various browsers utilizing the Gecko engine allows remote attackers to initiate a denial of service through a malicious JavaScript payload. This specifically occurs when JavaScript repetitively invokes an empty function, resulting in an application crash. As a consequence, users may experience unexpected interruptions and loss of functionality across affected browsers.

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014292
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5OP0U00G1G.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2005-2114 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Gecko-Based Browsers by Mozilla