5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-1477
Mozilla Firefox Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Arbitrary Code Execution
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-1477 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
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-2005-1477.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm Exploit
http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15292 Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758 US Government Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0493
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm Exploit
http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15292 Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758 US Government Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0493
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231

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-2005-1477 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-1477 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
  • 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:9231 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/20443 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 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-2005-1477 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-2005-1477 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

80.17 }} 1.88%

score

0.97888

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability