National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-2261

Overview

Firefox before 1.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, Netscape 8.0.2, and K-Meleon 0.9 runs XBL scripts even when Javascript has been disabled, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass such protection.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-46.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-46.html

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292591

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292591

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292589

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292589

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FLSA:160202

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202

External Source: BID

Name: 14242

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2005:601

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2005:587

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2005:586

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2006:004

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2005:045

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2005:018

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html

Hyperlink:http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2005-1075

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/1075

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-810

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810

External Source: CIAC

Name: P-252

Hyperlink:http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19823

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19823

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 16059

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/16059

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 16044

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/16044

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 16043

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/16043

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:808

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:808

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:808

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1348

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1348

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1348

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100012

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100012

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100012