CVE-2005-2263 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2005-2263

The InstallTrigger.install method in Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before...

Vulnerability Description

The InstallTrigger.install method in Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute a callback function in the context of another domain by forcing a page navigation after the install method has been called, which causes the callback to be run in the context of the new page and results in a same origin violation.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

firefox, mozilla
Vulnerable Versions:
0.8, 0.9, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.10, 0.10.1, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.6, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8

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.