CVE-2005-2264

Public Exploit

Description

Firefox before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to steal sensitive information by opening a malicious link in the Firefox sidebar using the _search target, then injecting script into other pages via a data: URL.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.23% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-49.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294074	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16043	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9887	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100009	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2264?: CVE-2005-2264 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2264?: To fix CVE-2005-2264, 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-2005-2264 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2264 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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