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CVE-2005-2262
Firefox 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…
Medium5.1EPSS 6.5%
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- redhat
Description
Firefox 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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- SUSE-SR:2005:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- P-252 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 16044 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11097 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1075 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 14242 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100011 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:586 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 16043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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