CVE-2005-0232

Severity

26%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

48%

Firefox 1.0 allows remote attackers to modify Boolean configuration parameters for the about:config site by using a plugin such as Flash, and the -moz-opacity filter, to display the about:config site then cause the user to double-click at a certain screen position, aka "Fireflashing."

Firefox 1.0 allows remote attackers to modify Boolean configuration parameters for the about:config site by using a plugin such as Flash, and the -moz-opacity filter, to display the about:config site then cause the user to double-click at a certain screen position, aka "Fireflashing."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 19 years ago

2005-05-02 04:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-11 01:29:00

Affected Software

Mozilla Firefox 1.0

1.0

References

20050207 Fireflashing [Firefox 1.0]

GLSA-200503-10

Patch, Vendor Advisory

GLSA-200503-30

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.mikx.de/fireflashing/

Exploit

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-27.html

Vendor Advisory

SUSE-SA:2005:016

Patch, Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2005:176

RHSA-2005:323

Patch, Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2005:384

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280664

Vendor Advisory

mozilla-firefox-aboutconfig-modify(19266)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10967

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