CVE-2005-0590 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2005-0590?

CVE-2005-0590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 28 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The installation confirmation dialog in Firefox before 1.0.1, Thunderbird before 1.0.1, and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote attackers to use InstallTrigger to spoof the hostname of the host performing the installation via a long "user:pass" sequence in the URL, which appears before the real hostname.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0590?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0590?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-0590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mq4v-fvj7-qhmj.