Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52235
Category:	FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:	mozilla -- heap overflow in NNTP handler
Summary:	mozilla -- heap overflow in NNTP handler
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory. The following packages are affected: de-netscape7 fr-netscape7 ja-netscape7 netscape7 pt_BR-netscape7 mozilla-gtk1 linux-mozilla linux-mozilla-devel mozilla de-linux-netscape fr-linux-netscape ja-linux-netscape linux-netscape mozilla+ipv6 mozilla-embedded mozilla-gtk2 mozilla-gtk CVE-2004-1316 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. Solution: Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0020-mozilla.txt http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110436284718949 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/3fbf9db2-658b-11d9-abad-000a95bc6fae.html
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 12131 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1316 Bugtraq: 20041229 Heap overflow in Mozilla Browser <= 1.7.3 NNTP code. (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110436284718949&w=2 http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0020-mozilla.txt HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBTU01114 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110780717916478&w=2 HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX01133 HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT5940 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-038.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:022 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:004 (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12131 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100052 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9808 http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 XForce ISS Database: mozilla-nntp-bo(18711) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18711
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