CVE-2005-1576

Severity

26%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

48%

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows uses the Content-Type HTTP header to determine the file type, but saves the original file extension when "Save to Disk" is selected, which allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files.

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows uses the Content-Type HTTP header to determine the file type, but saves the original file extension when "Save to Disk" is selected, which allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files.

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

Type

Mozilla Firefox

First reported 20 years ago

2005-05-12 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:49:00

Affected Software

Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1

0.10.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.0

1.0

References

12979

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-11/advisory/

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

16432

Exploit, Vendor Advisory

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