CVE-2005-2414

N/A Unknown
Published: August 03, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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 to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.0%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xpcom