Mozilla Firefox before 0.10.1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files in the download directory via a crafted data: URI that is not properly handled when the user clicks the Save button
Published Jul 17, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 0.10.1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files in the download directory via a crafted data: URI that is not properly handled when the user clicks the Save button.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01805) | 77.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01805) | 75.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.02% (0.01021) | 75.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 3.61% (0.03607) | 91.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.59% (0.02587) | 89.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 76.83% (0.76831) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 81.14% (0.81139) | 97.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 84.62% (0.84620) | 97.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12708 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011501 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/older-vulnerabilities.html#firefox0.10.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/10478 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11311 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259708 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12708 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1011501 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/older-vulnerabilities.html#firefox0.10.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/10478 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259708 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.