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CVE-2005-0592

Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla...

7.5 High

CVE-2005-0592 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mozilla Firefox, published February 28, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.86%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.86%EPSS, 90th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value.

Exploit likelihood

3.86%Down 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.4.3
0:1.0.1-1.4.3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.4.3
0:1.0.1-1.4.3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.4.3
0:1.0.1-1.4.3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 0:1.0.1-1.4.3
0:1.0.1-1.4.3

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value.

Record
CVE-2005-0592
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value.

Record
CVE-2005-0592
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0593No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value.

Record
EUVD-2005-0593
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3fwv-8g5j-79jxNo score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla...

Heap-based buffer overflow in the UTF8ToNewUnicode function for Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via invalid sequences in a UTF8 encoded string that result in a zero length value.

Record
GHSA-3fwv-8g5j-79jx
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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