CVE-2005-0232: mozilla firefox
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-0232 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 2.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 08-02-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Firefox 1.0 allows remote attackers to modify Boolean configuration parameters for the about:config site by using a plugin such as Flash, and the -moz-opacity filter, to display the about:config site then cause the user to double-click at a certain screen position, aka "Fireflashing."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.65%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.65% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (mikx.de)
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 SUSEPatch
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10967VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL