Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2005-0587
Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100037 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/19823 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-21.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0587?
- CVE-2005-0587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2005-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2005-0587?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.