HIGH
security flaw
Published Jul 13, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.96%
Description
Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 does not properly clone base objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by navigating the prototype chain to reach a privileged object.
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
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.
5.96% 0.05960
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05960
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.96% (0.05960) | 93.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.96% (0.05960) | 92.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 30.56% (0.30560) | 96.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 28.71% (0.28709) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 30.04% (0.30045) | 96.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 24.45% (0.24455) | 95.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 36.18% (0.36179) | 96.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 35.14% (0.35138) | 95.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 36.18% (0.36179) | 96.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 60.63% (0.60632) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 8.92% (0.08917) | 94.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 16.16% (0.16161) | 95.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 21.21% (0.21210) | 95.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (29)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043 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://securitytracker.com/id?1014470 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- 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.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652366 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-56.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- 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-2005-2270 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294795 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294799 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295011 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=296397 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=1617704 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2270
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100003 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11751 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A550 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A817 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2270
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-2005-2270
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a