Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey UTF-8 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey UTF-8 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey are prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Versions prior to Firefox 2.0.0.17 and prior to SeaMonkey 1.1.12 are vulnerable.

NOTE: This issue was originally documented in BID 31346 (Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities). It has been given its own record to better document the details.