CVE-2005-1532

Description

Firefox before 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.8 do not properly limit privileges of Javascript eval and Script objects in the calling context, which allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via "non-DOM property overrides," a variant of CVE-2005-1160.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.43% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-44.html
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013964 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100014 signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013965 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13645 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10791 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0530 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1532?
CVE-2005-1532 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1532?
To fix CVE-2005-1532, 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-2005-1532 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-1532 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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