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CVE-2005-0591
Firefox before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the (1) security and (2) download modal dialog boxes, which could be used to trick…
Low2.6EPSS 2.0%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Firefox before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the (1) security and (2) download modal dialog boxes, which could be used to trick users into executing script or downloading and executing a file, aka "Firespoofing."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-16.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- web-browser-modal-spoofing(18864) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 13786 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.mikx.de/firespoofing/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260560 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20050111 Firespoofing [Firefox 1.0] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 12234 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100042 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:384 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-200503-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10039 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- GLSA-200503-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.mikx.de/index.php?p=7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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