# CVE-2004-1613: Mozilla allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from null dereference or infinite loop) via a web page that

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-02-20 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Mozilla allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from null dereference or infinite loop) via a web page that contains a (1) TEXTAREA, (2) INPUT, (3) FRAMESET or (4) IMG tag followed by a null character and some trailing characters, as demonstrated by mangleme.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11439
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17805
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10227
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011810
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/

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