GUI overlay vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before…
Priority LOW 32Published · 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 · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
GUI overlay vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to spoof certain user interface elements, such as the host name or security indicators, via the CSS3 hotspot property with a large, transparent, custom cursor.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01598 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 47
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9_rc | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 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:0.9_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_rc 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
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 37 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 beta1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 beta2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 beta_1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:dev:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 beta | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.99 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 beta_1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:dev:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.99 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2007:0097 Released 2007-03-14 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-2.el5 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-10.0.1.el5.i386
- RHSA-2007:0108 Released 2007-03-14 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-1.5.0.10-1.el5, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-1.el5.i386
- RHSA-2007:0078 Released 2007-03-02 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2007:0077 Released 2007-02-24 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el3 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.ia64 +37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.ppc +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.7.el4 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.7.el4 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.7.el4 +19
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el2.ia64 +8
- RHSA-2007:0079 Released 2007-02-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalFirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0097 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0097, RHSA-2007:0108 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0097 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0779
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88g4-46fj-wmhh
References
Advisory 16
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Sources
- CVE-2007-0779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88g4-46fj-wmhh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-0779 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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