CVE-2005-2262

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2262
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 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecuriTeam™ - Mozilla Firefox "Set As Wallpaper" Code Execution Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securiteam.com
This domain name is registered with Netim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.networksecurity.fi
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
Secunia - Advisories - Netscape Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
MFSA 2005-47: Code execution via "Set as Wallpaper" af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org
Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Firewalling - Proof-of-Concept af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mikx.de
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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