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TI-2005-01098 Aliases CVE-2005-1160GHSA-r5gq-7c27-jhm8

The privileged "chrome" UI code in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7…

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
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

The privileged "chrome" UI code in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by overriding certain properties or methods of DOM nodes, as demonstrated using multiple attacks involving the eval function or the Script object.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02718 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 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 · 34

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 24 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: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

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:601 Released 2005-07-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.ia64
  • 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: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386, RHSA-2005:601
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386, RHSA-2005:601
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386, RHSA-2005:601
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:383, RHSA-2005:386, RHSA-2005:601

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1160
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5gq-7c27-jhm8

References

Patch 6

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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