CVE-2005-1532 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Firefox before 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.8 do not properly limit privileges of Javascript eval and Script objects in the calling context, which allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via "non-DOM property overrides," a variant of CVE-2005-1160.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.47% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | mozilla |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Suite And Firefox - DOM Property Overrides Code Execution | 2005-05-16 |
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013964
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013965
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-44.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13645
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0530
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100014
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10791
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013964
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013965
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-44.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
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