# CVE-2005-2414: Race condition in the xpcom library, as used by web browsers such as Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, and Galeon, allows remote attackers to caus

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-08-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in the xpcom library, as used by web browsers such as Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, and Galeon, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large HTML file that loads a DOM call from within nested DIV tags, which causes part of the currently rendering page and referenced objects to be deleted.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112199282029269&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014548
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00091-07212005
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014550
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21472
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43831

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