CVE-2005-0989

Mozilla Suite/Firefox/Netscape <1.7.6-1.0.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0989. PoCs published by Daniel McNeil.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a memory-disclosure vulnerability in Mozilla Suite/Firefox due to improper handling of lambda expressions in the 'replace()' function. It allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary heap memory, aiding in further attacks like memory-corruption exploits.

Description

The find_replen function in jsstr.c in the Javascript engine for Mozilla Suite 1.7.6, Firefox 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to read portions of heap memory in a Javascript string via the lambda replace method.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Daniel McNeil · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25334

This exploit leverages a memory-disclosure vulnerability in Mozilla Suite/Firefox due to improper handling of lambda expressions in the 'replace()' function. It allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary heap memory, aiding in further attacks like memory-corruption exploits.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mozilla Suite/Firefox 1.0.1, 1.0.2; Mozilla 1.7.6; K-Meleon 0.9; Camino 0.8.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage or execute the JavaScript code
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100025
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12988
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_sco
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14820
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013635
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013643
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11706
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288688
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-33.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14821

Scores

EPSS 0.1004
EPSS Percentile 95.0%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
mozilla/firefox 1.0.1
mozilla/firefox 1.0.2
mozilla/mozilla 1.7.6
netscape/navigator 7.2
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026