CVE-2005-1576 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2005-1576?

CVE-2005-1576 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 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

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows uses the Content-Type HTTP header to determine the file type, but saves the original file extension when "Save to Disk" is selected, which allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1576?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1576?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1576 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-1576 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

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• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g44f-f9f6-4fxr.