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 :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade Firefox to version 1.0.4 or later.
- Upgrade Mozilla to version 1.7.8 or later.
- Update the affected packages.
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.
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.
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-2005-1477 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.
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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://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm Added Reference http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/15292 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913 Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0493 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231 -
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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
41.65 }} 9.84%
score
0.97299
percentile