CVE-2005-2260

critical

Description

The browser user interface in Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 does not properly distinguish between user-generated events and untrusted synthetic events, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform dangerous actions that normally could only be performed manually by the user.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A742

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1226

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10132

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100013

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-2261

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html

http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-45.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml

http://secunia.com/advisories/16059

http://secunia.com/advisories/16044

http://secunia.com/advisories/16043

http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289940

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-07-13

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03727