security flaw
Published Jul 13, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.55%
Description
Firefox 1.0.3 and 1.0.4, and Netscape 8.0.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into using the "Set As Wallpaper" (in Firefox) or "Set as Background" (in Netscape) context menu on an image URL that is really a javascript: URL with an eval statement, aka "Firewalling."
Affected products
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 2, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06546) | 93.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06546) | 92.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.00% (0.16001) | 94.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.62% (0.26618) | 94.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.00% (0.16001) | 94.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2025 | 43.15% (0.43150) | 97.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 57.08% (0.57077) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 55.11% (0.55112) | 97.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 39.73% (0.39729) | 98.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 39.73% (0.39729) | 97.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html x_refsource_MISC
- 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-2005-2262 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617696 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2262
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2262
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.