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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 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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-1613 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from mozilla, from sgi, from redhat and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-10-18T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.2.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.3.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.4.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.4.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.4.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.7.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.7.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.7.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	mozilla	1.8	Yes
Application	sgi	propack	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	2.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core_1.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core_2.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux	7.3	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux	7.3	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux	7.3	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	linux_advanced_workstation	2.1	Yes

References

http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011810 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11439 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17805 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10227 ([email protected])
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011810 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11439 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17805 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10227 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.