CVE-2005-2262

security flaw

Published Jul 13, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 6.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Firefox 1.0.3 and 1.0.4, and Netscape 8.0.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into using the "Set As Wallpaper" (in Firefox) or "Set as Background" (in Netscape) context menu on an image URL that is really a javascript: URL with an eval statement, aka "Firewalling."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-149-3 Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:22 PM
Reserved
Jul 13, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 13, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 12, 2005, 12:00 AM