6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-0587
Firefox Link File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2024, 2:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0587 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla mozilla
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-0587.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 Broken Link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-21.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100037 Broken Link

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0587 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0587 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100037 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100037 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100037 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100037 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0587 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-0587 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} 0.06%

score

0.72662

percentile

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