Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0145. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Firefox before 1.0 does not properly distinguish between user-generated and synthetic click events, which allows remote attackers to use Javascript to bypass the file download prompt when the user uses the Alt-click feature.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2005. The weakness was published 01/24/2005 by Jesse Ruderman as Bug 265176 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0145 since 01/25/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15712 (Firefox < 1.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9145.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19170), Tenable (15712), SecurityFocus (BID 12407†), OSVDB (13332†) and Secunia (SA14017†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24104, VDB-23952, VDB-24324 and VDB-24323. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15712
Nessus Name: Firefox < 1.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2004 🔍
11/13/2004 +4 days 🔍
01/24/2005 +72 days 🔍
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01/25/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/31/2005 +6 days 🔍
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04/03/2005 +62 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3628 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 265176
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0145 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0145
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23865

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X-Force: 19170
SecurityFocus: 12407 - Multiple Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14017
OSVDB: 13332 - CVE-2005-0145 - Mozilla - Firefox - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7477 - Mozilla Firefox Allows Downloading Malicious Executables via Using Javascript, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/05/2019 16:40
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (75), 06/05/2019 16:40 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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