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TI-2005-01095 Aliases CVE-2005-1157GHSA-8hfq-wv6x-73v6

Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to replace existing search plugins with malicious ones using sidebar.addSearchEngine and the same filename as the target engine, which may not be displayed in the GUI, which could then be used to execute malicious script, aka "Firesearching 2."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02461 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9 rcVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 rc Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableNetscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Netscape

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:386 Released 2005-04-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    Mozilla security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4.i386, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4.ppc +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.4 +1
  • RHSA-2005:383 Released 2005-04-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.3-1.4.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1157
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hfq-wv6x-73v6

References

Exploit 1

Patch 3

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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