CVE-2005-1477

Firefox 1.0.3 - RCE

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/986

Scores

EPSS 0.4165
EPSS Percentile 97.3%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

mozilla/firefox

Timeline

Published May 09, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026