CVE-2005-0231: mozilla firefox
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-0231 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 6 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 08-02-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Firefox 1.0 does not invoke the Javascript Security Manager when a user drags a javascript: or data: URL to a tab, which allows remote attackers to bypass the security model, aka "firetabbing."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.67%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.67% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
6 foundExploit Reference (novell.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (gentoo.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Mozilla1 product
- firefox1.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
12 links- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_mozilla_firefox.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEExploitPatch
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10079VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100032VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL