CVE-2004-0478

N/A Unknown
Published: July 07, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Unknown versions of Mozilla allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (high CPU/RAM consumption) using Javascript with an infinite loop that continues to add input to a form, possibly as the result of inserting control characters, as demonstrated using an embedded ctrl-U.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243540
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2004-May/000587.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
73th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mozilla