CVE-2005-1532 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2005-1532?

CVE-2005-1532 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 12 May 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

Firefox before 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.8 do not properly limit privileges of Javascript eval and Script objects in the calling context, which allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via "non-DOM property overrides," a variant of CVE-2005-1160.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1532?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1532?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-1532 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1532 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-ffv2-fj33-mvch.