CVE-2005-2268: Low severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Jul 13, 2005
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Updated

Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 does not clearly associate a Javascript dialog box with the web page that generated it, which allows remote attackers to spoof a dialog box from a trusted site and facilitates phishing attacks, aka the "Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability."

Affected Software

38 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 Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
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
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.7
Mozilla Mozilla=1.7.8

Event History

Jul 13, 2005
CVE Published
04:00 AM
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-2005-2268?

CVE-2005-2268 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to facilitate phishing attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-2268?

The recommended fix for CVE-2005-2268 is to upgrade to Firefox version 1.0.5 or later, or Mozilla version 1.7.9 or later.

3

What does CVE-2005-2268 affect?

CVE-2005-2268 affects various versions of Mozilla Firefox prior to 1.0.5 and Mozilla prior to 1.7.9.

4

What is the main issue with CVE-2005-2268?

The main issue with CVE-2005-2268 is that it allows remote attackers to spoof JavaScript dialog boxes, enabling phishing schemes.

5

Is CVE-2005-2268 a common vulnerability?

CVE-2005-2268 is considered relatively common due to its impact on older versions of popular browsers.

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