CVE-2005-1477
The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when…
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Description
The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 15.24% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htmExploit
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htmExploit
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15292Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758US Government Resource
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0493
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htmExploit
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htmExploit
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15292Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758US Government Resource
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.