CVE-2005-0527

Public Exploit

Description

Firefox 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via plugins that load "privileged content" into frames, as demonstrated using certain XUL events when a user drags a scrollbar two times, aka "Firescrolling."

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.14% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mikx.de/?p=11	exploit
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-27.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013301	vdb entry exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110935267500395&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11772	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100031	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0527?: CVE-2005-0527 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0527?: To fix CVE-2005-0527, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0527 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0527 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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