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CVE-2005-1477

N/A
Published: May 9, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 15%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (19)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SCO
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/15292
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758

CVSS

5.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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