CVE-2005-0399

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in GIF2.cpp in Firefox before 1.0.2, Mozilla before to 1.7.6, and Thunderbird before 1.0.2, and possibly other applications that use the same library, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with a crafted Netscape extension 2 block and buffer size.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 41.28% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-336.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0296	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100028	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-335.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495	vdb entry
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-160.shtml	third party advisory government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19269	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12881	vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-30.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=150877	vendor advisory
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/191	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/557948	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xml	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11377	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/14654	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-337.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0399?: CVE-2005-0399 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0399?: To fix CVE-2005-0399, 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-2005-0399 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0399 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.