VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2270
Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 does not properly clone base objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by navigating the prototype chain to reach a privileged object.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 does not properly clone base objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by navigating the prototype chain to reach a privileged object.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.96% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/mozilla
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16059
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014470
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652366US Government Resource
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-56.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294795Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294799Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295011Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=296397Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11751
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A550
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A817
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16059
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014470
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.