CVE-2005-0586: Low severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Feb 28, 2005
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Updated

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to spoof the extensions of files to download via the Content-Disposition header, which could be used to trick users into downloading dangerous content.

Affected Software

31 affected components
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.9
Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.10
Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Mozilla=1.3
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5-rc1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5-rc2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.6
Mozilla Mozilla=1.6-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=1.6-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-rc1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-rc2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7-rc3
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.3
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.5

Event History

Feb 28, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0586?

CVE-2005-0586 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to trick users into downloading malicious files.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-0586?

To fix CVE-2005-0586, upgrade to Firefox version 1.0.1 or later, or Mozilla version 1.7.6 or later.

3

What does CVE-2005-0586 affect?

CVE-2005-0586 affects various versions of Firefox prior to 1.0.1 and Mozilla prior to 1.7.6.

4

What is the exploitation method of CVE-2005-0586?

CVE-2005-0586 can be exploited by remote malicious websites that manipulate the Content-Disposition header to spoof file extensions.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2005-0586?

The potential impact of CVE-2005-0586 includes the unintentional downloading of harmful content by users.

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