CVE-2005-0591

Public Exploit

Description

Firefox before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the (1) security and (2) download modal dialog boxes, which could be used to trick users into executing script or downloading and executing a file, aka "Firespoofing."

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.39% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mikx.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-16.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18864	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13786	third party advisory
http://www.mikx.de/firespoofing/	exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260560	patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547286002188&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12234	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100042	vdb entry signature
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10039	vdb entry signature
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mikx.de/index.php?p=7	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0591?: CVE-2005-0591 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0591?: To fix CVE-2005-0591, 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-2005-0591 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0591 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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