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CVE-2005-2429
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.3%
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Description
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% 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 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- office-mso97shareddg-dos(24346) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050727 Shared section vulnerability when opening microsoft office (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 16256 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18484 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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