CVE-2005-2260
The browser user interface in Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 does not properly distinguish between user-generated events and untrusted synthetic events, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The browser user interface in Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 does not properly distinguish between user-generated events and untrusted synthetic events, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform dangerous actions that normally could only be performed manually by the user.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.26% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/mozilla
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289940
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16059
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-45.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100013
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10132
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1226
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A742
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289940
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16059
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-45.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.