CVE-2005-1154: High severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Apr 18, 2005
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Updated

Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in other domains via a setter function for a variable in the target domain, which is executed when the user visits that domain, aka "Cross-site scripting through global scope pollution."

Affected Software

34 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 Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
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
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.6

Event History

Apr 18, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1154?

CVE-2005-1154 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-1154?

To fix CVE-2005-1154, update to Firefox version 1.0.3 or later, or Mozilla Suite version 1.7.7 or later.

3

What types of software are affected by CVE-2005-1154?

CVE-2005-1154 affects multiple versions of Firefox and the Mozilla Suite prior to specified versions.

4

What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2005-1154?

CVE-2005-1154 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in other domains through cross-site scripting.

5

How does CVE-2005-1154 exploit work?

The exploit in CVE-2005-1154 takes advantage of global scope pollution, affecting the execution of setter functions.

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