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.
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
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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

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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

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