PT-2005-2554 · Mozilla · Firefox

Published 2005-05-14 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-1575

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox versions 0.10.1 through 1.0

Description The issue concerns a problem with the file download dialog, where remote attackers can conceal the actual file types of downloaded files. This is achieved by manipulating the Content-Type HTTP header and using a filename that includes whitespace, dots, or ASCII byte 160.

Recommendations For Mozilla Firefox versions 0.10.1 through 1.0, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk, as the provided information does not specify a direct fix for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1575

Affected Products

Firefox

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1575 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12979 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/16431 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-11/advisory · Vendor Advisory