CVE-2005-1157

security flaw

Published Apr 18, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to replace existing search plugins with malicious ones using sidebar.addSearchEngine and the same filename as the target engine, which may not be displayed in the GUI, which could then be used to execute malicious script, aka "Firesearching 2."

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1160 Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to replace existing search plugins with malicious ones using sidebar.addSearchEngine and the same filename as the target engine, which may not be displayed in the GUI, which could then be used to execute malicious script, aka "Firesearching 2."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-124-1 Mozilla and Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:36 PM
Reserved
Apr 18, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 15, 2005, 12:00 AM