First published: Mon Apr 18 2005(Updated: )
The privileged "chrome" UI code in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by overriding certain properties or methods of DOM nodes, as demonstrated using multiple attacks involving the eval function or the Script object.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | =0.8 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-rc2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.0.2 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.5 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.10.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6-beta | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4.1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-rc1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.3 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.0 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-beta | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.0.1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.6 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.2 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9-rc | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.10 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6 |
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CVE-2005-1160 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-2005-1160, update Firefox or Mozilla Suite to version 1.0.3 or later for Firefox and 1.7.7 or later for Mozilla Suite.
CVE-2005-1160 affects multiple versions of Firefox, including versions 0.8 to 1.0.2, and various releases of Mozilla Suite.
Yes, CVE-2005-1160 allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges which could facilitate remote code execution.
If you cannot update, consider employing other security measures such as using a firewall, disabling JavaScript, or using a different, secure browser.