CVE-2003-0791 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Script.prototype.freeze/thaw functionality in Mozilla 1.4 and earlier allows attackers to execute native methods by modifying the string used as input to the script.thaw JavaScript function, which is then deserialized and executed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01149.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Mozilla Subscribe	Mozilla Subscribe
Sco Subscribe	Openserver Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/11103/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:021
http://www.osvdb.org/8390
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6979
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9322
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221526

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-04-14T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.568Z

Reserved: 2003-09-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0791

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-10-07T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0791

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-502

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