CVE-2004-2227

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Published Jul 17, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 truncates long filenames in the file download dialog box, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into downloading files with dangerous extensions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2219	Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 truncates long filenames in the file download dialog box, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into downloading files with dangerous extensions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.805% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/13144
http://secunia.com/advisories/13724
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-03.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/11591
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234416
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18016

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 17, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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