CVE-2002-0593

Description

Buffer overflow in Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.0 RC1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long channel name in an IRC URI.

Affected products

• Mozilla / mozilla0.9.9 – 0.9.9
• Mozilla / mozilla1.0 – 1.0
• netscape / communicator6.1 – 6.1
• netscape / navigator6.0 – 6.0
• netscape / navigator6.01 – 6.01

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/8039
• MISChttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8976.php
• MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000490
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4637
• MISChttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270249