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title: "CVE-2005-1532\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2005-1532

Publication date 12 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Firefox before 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.8 do not properly limit
privileges of Javascript eval and Script objects in the calling context,
which allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via
"non-DOM property overrides," a variant of CVE-2005-1160.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.10 edgy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| firefox-granparadiso | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| lightning-sunbird | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| midbrowser | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| mozilla | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.7.13-0.2ubuntu1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| mozilla-thunderbird | 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 |

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* [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-2005-1532)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1532)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-1532)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1532)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-155-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-155-1)
+ Mozilla vulnerabilities
+ 27 July 2005

+ [USN-157-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-157-1)
+ Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 1 August 2005

+ [USN-149-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-149-3)
+ Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 28 July 2005

+ [USN-134-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-134-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 27 May 2005

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1532>