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Medium
CVE-2005-2262
Firefox 1.0.3 and 1.0.4, and Netscape 8.0.2, allows remote attackers...
Vulnerability Description
Firefox 1.0.3 and 1.0.4, and Netscape 8.0.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into using the "Set As Wallpaper" (in Firefox) or "Set as Background" (in Netscape) context menu on an image URL that is really a javascript: URL with an eval statement, aka "Firewalling."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.3, 1.0.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 13th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.