Vulnerability Details 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 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."
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.16
EPSS Ranking 94.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.1
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097