MEDIUM
Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file
Published Feb 28, 2005
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.42%
Description
Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.6 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.42% 0.01416
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01416
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01416) | 71.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01416) | 69.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.08% (0.01084) | 76.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 76.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 74.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 72.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 69.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-21.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100037 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-21.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100037 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 28, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 28, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0587
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a