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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100008		Date: 2007-04-23
Title:	InstallVersion.compareTo() DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability
Description:	Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation and crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, by calling InstallVersion.compareTo with an object instead of a string.
Version:	6	Class:	vulnerability
Status:	ACCEPTED	Reference(s):	CVE-2005-2265
Family:	windows
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003	Product(s):	mozilla Mozilla Firefox
Definition Synopsis:
Mozilla Firefox version 1.0.4 or earlier is installed Firefox version 1.0.4 or earlier is installed AND Mozilla Firefox version 1.0.4 or earlier is installed OR Mozilla Suite version 1.7.8 or earlier is installed Mozilla Suite version 1.7.8 or earlier is installed AND Mozilla Suite version 1.7.8 or earlier is installed

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