CVE-2004-1316
Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and...
Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.
- Record
CVE-2004-1316- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.
- Record
CVE-2004-1316- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1313 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1313- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c99-v6fv-f744 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and...
Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla 1.7.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NNTP URL (news:) with a trailing '' (backslash) character, which prevents a string from being NULL terminated.
- Record
GHSA-9c99-v6fv-f744- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1316 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla, published December 29, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.45%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-06.html
secunia.com/advisories/19823
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=110780717916478&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/12131
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18711
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100052
isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0020-mozilla.txt
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-038.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1316
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c99-v6fv-f744