5.0
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-0989
Mozilla Suite Heap Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The find_replen function in jsstr.c in the Javascript engine for Mozilla Suite 1.7.6, Firefox 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to read portions of heap memory in a Javascript string via the lambda replace method.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0989 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
1 Netscape navigator
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by upgrading the affected Mozilla products.
  • Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox.
  • Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird.
  • Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Suite.
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-2005-0989.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/14820 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14821 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013635 Exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013643 Exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-33.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12988
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288688
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11706
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/14820 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14821 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013635 Exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013643 Exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-33.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12988
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288688
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11706
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0989 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-2005-0989 weaknesses.

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0989 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0989 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14820
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14821
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1013635
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1013643
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-33.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12988
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288688
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100025
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11706
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11706 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100025 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11706 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100025 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

25.30 }} -11.51%

score

0.95772

percentile