Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4720
CVE-2005-4720
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an IFRAME element with a large value of the WIDTH attribute, which triggers a problem related to representation of floating-point numbers, leading to an infinite loop of widget resizes and a corresponding large number of function calls on the stack.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.0.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- secunia.com/advisories/17071nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- security-protocols.com/modules.phpnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdExploit
- www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x19-advisory.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15015nvdExploit
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
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