CVE-2005-1477
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...
- Published
- May 9, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 7, 2005
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.7%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
Edward Gagnon · windows · May 7, 2005
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