Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2265 (CCN-21409)

Assigned:2005-07-12
Published:2005-07-12
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary:Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation and crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, by calling InstallVersion.compareTo with an object instead of a string.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 20050802-01-U
SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3 Security Update #45

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2265

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2004-421
mozilla security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-586
firefox security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-587
mozilla security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-601
thunderbird security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA11978
Multiple Browsers Frame Injection Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA15601
Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox Frame Injection Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA16043
Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
16043

Source: CCN
Type: SA16044
Netscape Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
16044

Source: CCN
Type: SA16059
Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
16059

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
19823

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-251
Mozilla Security Updates

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-252
Firefox Security Updates

Source: CIAC
Type: UNKNOWN
P-252

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-810

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-775
mozilla-firefox -- frame injection spoofing

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-777
mozilla -- frame injection spoofing

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-779
mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-781
mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-810
mozilla -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200407-15
Opera: Multiple spoofing vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200507-14
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Firefox Download Web page
Firefox - Rediscover the web

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Suite Web page
Mozilla Suite- The All-in-One Internet Application Suite

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2005-50
Possibly exploitable crash in InstallVersion.compareTo

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-50.html

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2005:018

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2005:045

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2006:004

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:586

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:587

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:601

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
14242

Source: CCN
Type: BID-14242
Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: BID-15495
SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed

Source: CCN
Type: USN-149-1
Firefox vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: USN-149-2
Fixed Firefox packages for USN-149-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-149-3
Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: USN-155-1
Mozilla vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: USN-155-2
Updated Epiphany packages to match Mozilla security update

Source: CCN
Type: USN-155-3
Fixed mozilla locale packages

Source: CCN
Type: USN-157-1
Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: USN-157-2
Updated Mozilla Thunderbird Enigmail plugin for Ubuntu 4.10

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2005-1075

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295854

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FLSA:160202

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-installversioncompareto-dos(21409)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100008

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10397

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:417

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:781

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:030
apache2: remote DoS condition

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:031
cups: remote code execution

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:032
apache2: remote denial-of-service

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:033
gtk2 gdk-pixbuf: remote code execution

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:034
XFree86-libs xshared: remote command execution

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:035
samba: remote file disclosure

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:036
mozilla: various vulnerabilities

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2005:045
mozilla MozillaFirefox epiphany galeon: information leak

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2006:022
MozillaThunderbird various problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:10.0::oss:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20052265
    V
    		CVE-2005-2265
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10397
    V
    		Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation and crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, by calling InstallVersion.compareTo with an object instead of a string.
    2013-04-29
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:417
    V
    		RHE4 InstallVersion.compareTo() DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability
    2013-04-08
    oval:org.debian:def:779
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2013-01-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100008
    V
    		InstallVersion.compareTo() DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability
    2007-05-09
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:781
    V
    		RHE3 InstallVersion.compareTo() DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability
    2005-10-12
    oval:org.debian:def:810
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2005-09-13
    oval:org.debian:def:781
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2005-08-23
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050587
    P
    		RHSA-2005:587: mozilla security update (Important)
    2005-07-22
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050586
    P
    		RHSA-2005:586: firefox security update (Important)
    2005-07-21
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050601
    P
    		RHSA-2005:601: thunderbird security update (Important)
    2005-07-21
    BACK
    mozilla firefox 0.8
    mozilla firefox 0.9
    mozilla firefox 0.9 rc
    mozilla firefox 0.9.1
    mozilla firefox 0.9.2
    mozilla firefox 0.9.3
    mozilla firefox 0.10
    mozilla firefox 0.10.1
    mozilla firefox 1.0
    mozilla firefox 1.0.1
    mozilla firefox 1.0.2
    mozilla firefox 1.0.3
    mozilla firefox 1.0.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.5.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.5
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.8
    mozilla mozilla 1.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc3
    mozilla firefox 0.8
    mozilla firefox 0.9 rc
    mozilla mozilla 1.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.1
    mozilla firefox 0.9.2
    mozilla firefox 0.9.1
    mozilla firefox 0.9.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.3
    mozilla firefox 0.10.1
    mozilla firefox 1.0
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.5
    mozilla firefox 1.0.1
    mozilla firefox 1.0.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.6
    mozilla firefox 1.0.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.8
    mozilla firefox 1.0.4
    mozilla firefox 0.10
    mozilla firefox 0.9
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.5
    mozilla mozilla 1.5.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc2
    gentoo linux *
    suse suse linux 8.1
    suse linux enterprise server 8
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    suse suse linux 8.2
    suse suse linux 9.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    suse suse linux 9.1
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    suse suse linux 9.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 10.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    novell linux desktop 9
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    debian debian linux 3.1
    suse suse linux 10.0
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1
    suse linux enterprise server 9
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 10.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    suse suse linux 9.3