CVE-2005-1477
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15292
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0493
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231
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