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    CVE-2005-1477

    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.

    Published:May 8, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 9, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.41646
    CVSS Score:5.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Firefox
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htmhttp://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htmhttp://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htmhttp://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htmhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/986

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
    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
    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High