oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001
Title: Install Function in Firefox and Mozilla Permits Arbitrary Code Execution
Description: The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-1477
Version: 3
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Product(s): mozilla
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