HIGH
security flaw
Published Jul 13, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.59%
Description
Firefox before 1.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, Netscape 8.0.2, and K-Meleon 0.9 runs XBL scripts even when Javascript has been disabled, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass such protection.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.10
- 0.10.1
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.6
- 1.6
- 1.6
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.5
- 1.7.6
- 1.7.7
- 1.7.8
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.6
Fixed · RHSA-2005:587
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.0.6-1.4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.0.6-1.4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:601
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:587 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.0.6-1.4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:586 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.0.6-1.4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:601 |
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.59% 0.03594
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03594
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03594) | 89.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03594) | 87.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.64% (0.04644) | 88.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.29% (0.10295) | 88.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.64% (0.04644) | 88.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 87.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 4.40% (0.04396) | 92.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 4.83% (0.04826) | 91.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 6.74% (0.06741) | 92.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.68% (0.06676) | 92.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (27)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16059 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-46.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2261 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292589 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292591 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617694 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2261
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100012 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10947 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1348 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A808 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2261
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 13, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 13, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2261
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a