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TI-2004-01194 Aliases CVE-2004-1316GHSA-9c99-v6fv-f744

Heap-based buffer overflow in MSG_UnEscapeSearchUrl in nsNNTPProtocol.cpp for Mozilla…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03449 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1316
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c99-v6fv-f744

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2005-02144 Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2004-00663 Integer overflow in the SOAPParameter object constructor in (1) Netscape version 7.0 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00817 Stack-based buffer overflow in the writeGroup function in nsVCardObj.cpp for Mozilla… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00816 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00818 Integer overflow in the bitmap (BMP) decoder for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-03909 Argument injection vulnerability involving Mozilla, when certain URIs are registered… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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