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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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 0.02779.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

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Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.0.6-1.4.1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 RHSA-2005:586 2005-07-21T00:00:00Z
devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 RHSA-2005:587 2005-07-22T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2261 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-149-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-149-3 Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-155-1 Mozilla vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289940 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/16043 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/16044 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/16059 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-45.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2260 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100013 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10132 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1226 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A742 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2260 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:22:47.741Z

Reserved: 2005-07-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2260

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-07-13T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2260

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2005-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-2260 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses