VDB-1475 · CVE-2005-1575 · SA12979

Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1/1.0 HTTP Content-Type

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1/1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Content-Type Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1575. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1/1.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP Content-Type Handler. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files via the Content-Type HTTP header and a filename containing whitespace, dots, or ASCII byte 160.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2005. The weakness was published 05/12/2005 by Andreas Sandblad with Secunia Research und Microsoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1575 since 05/14/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (16431†) and Secunia (SA12979†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1474 and VDB-25165. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org

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05/14/2005 +1 days 🔍
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07/03/2019 +5147 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Andreas Sandblad
Organization: Secunia Research und Microsoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1575 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1575
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1475
Secunia: 12979 - Mozilla Firefox Download Dialog Spoofing Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16431 - Mozilla Firefox Content-Type Crafted Header Download Dialog Spoofing

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2005 11:28
Updated: 07/03/2019 06:44
Changes: 05/30/2005 11:28 (59), 07/03/2019 06:44 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:792:103

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