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CVE-2005-2262

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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."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-2263

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

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

http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.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/mfsa2005-47.html

http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/16044

http://secunia.com/advisories/16043

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-07-13

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.16001

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