Description
Firefox 1.0.3 and 1.0.4, and Netscape 8.0.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into using the "Set As Wallpaper" (in Firefox) or "Set as Background" (in Netscape) context menu on an image URL that is really a javascript: URL with an eval statement, aka "Firewalling."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16044
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
- http://www.mikx.de/firewalling/
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html
- http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 13, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified