CVE - CVE-2005-2262

CVE-ID
CVE-2005-2262	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Firefox 1.0.3 and 1.0.4, and Netscape 8.0.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into using the "Set As Wallpaper" (in Firefox) or "Set as Background" (in Netscape) context menu on an image URL that is really a javascript: URL with an eval statement, aka "Firewalling."
References
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MISC:14242 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242 MISC:16043 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/16043 MISC:16044 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/16044 MISC:ADV-2005-1075 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:P-252 URL:http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml MISC:RHSA-2005:586 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2005:045 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2005:018 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html MISC:http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/ URL:http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/ MISC:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html URL:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html MISC:http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html URL:http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html MISC:http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html URL:http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100011 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11097 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20050713	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050713)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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