--- title: "CVE-2005-1160\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1160?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2005-1160 Publication date 2 May 2005 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The privileged "chrome" UI code in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by overriding certain properties or methods of DOM nodes, as demonstrated using multiple attacks involving the eval function or the Script object. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | mozilla | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | | mozilla-thunderbird | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.7.04 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.6.10 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.6.06 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1160) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1160) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-1160) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1160) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-157-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-157-1) + Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities + 1 August 2005 + [USN-124-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-124-1) + Mozilla and Firefox vulnerabilities + 11 May 2005 + [USN-149-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-149-3) + Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities + 28 July 2005 ### Other references *