CVE-2005-1477

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.

CVSS v2.0

5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

15.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Published

2005-05-09

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/986

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2005-1476
• CVE-2005-1478
• CVE-2005-1470
• CVE-2005-1479
• CVE-2005-1461
• CVE-2005-1480