CVE-2005-2261

Summary

CVECVE-2005-2261
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-07-13 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionFirefox before 1.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, Netscape 8.0.2, and K-Meleon 0.9 runs XBL scripts even when Javascript has been disabled, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass such protection.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.4 alpha All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 alpha All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc1 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc2 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.6 alpha All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.6 beta All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 alpha All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 beta All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc1 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc2 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc3 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
160202 – Mozilla Browsers Frame Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
This domain name is registered with Netim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.networksecurity.fi
292589 – [FIX]XBL load missing content policy check (Thunderbird not blocking remote content) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org
SUSE update for MozillaThunderbird - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Netscape Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
292591 – content XBL scripts run even when Javascript turned off (Thunderbird exposed to any JS exploit) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-810-1 mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
MFSA 2005-46: XBL scripts ran even when Javascript disabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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