CVE-2004-0903

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 18.83% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17380	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/414240	third party advisory us government resource
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257314	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11174	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10873	vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-261A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109698896104418&w=2	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0903?: CVE-2004-0903 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0903?: To fix CVE-2004-0903, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0903 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0903 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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