MEDIUM
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office
Published Aug 3, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
1.26% 0.01255
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01255
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 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 68.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 65.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 50.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 70.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 69.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 65.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112248181422193&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16256 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.osvdb.org/18484 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24346 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112248181422193&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16256 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/18484 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24346 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 3, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 3, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2429
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a