security flaw
Published May 9, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.24%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.5
Fixed · RHSA-2005:435
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.0.4-1.4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:434
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:435 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.0.4-1.4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:434 |
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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 | 15.24% (0.15240) | 96.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.24% (0.15240) | 96.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 41.65% (0.41646) | 97.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 31.80% (0.31801) | 96.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.55% (0.25554) | 93.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.80% (0.31801) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 75.48% (0.75484) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 80.17% (0.80171) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 78.30% (0.78296) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (23)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15292 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0493 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1477 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617652 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1477
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1477
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.