CVE-2005-1575

Description

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files via the Content-Type HTTP header and a filename containing whitespace, dots, or ASCII byte 160.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.49%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory osvdb.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/16431	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-11/advisory/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12979	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1575?: CVE-2005-1575 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1575?: To fix CVE-2005-1575, 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-2005-1575 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1575 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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