CVE-2005-2262

Publication date 13 July 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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."

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-149-3
    • Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 28 July 2005

Other references