CVE-2005-0587

Description

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.08% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100037 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-21.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0587?
CVE-2005-0587 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0587?
To fix CVE-2005-0587, 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-2005-0587 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-0587 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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