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CVE-2005-0230

5.1 · MEDIUM

Firefox 1.0 does not prevent the user from dragging an executable file to the desktop when it has an image/gif content type but has a dangerous extension such as .bat or .exe, which allows remote a…

Published May 2, 2005mozillaEPSS 3.26%

Overview

CVE-2005-0230 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on May 2, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Firefox 1.0 does not prevent the user from dragging an executable file to the desktop when it has an image/gif content type but has a dangerous extension such as .bat or .exe, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended restriction and execute arbitrary commands via malformed GIF files that can still be parsed by the Windows batch file parser, aka "firedragging."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780995232064&w=2Refsecunia.com/advisories/19823Refwww.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xmlRefwww.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xmlRefwww.mikx.de/firedragging/Refwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-25.htmlRefwww.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/12468Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=279945Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100033

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0230?

CVE-2005-0230 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on May 2, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2005-0230?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-0230?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2005-0230?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2005-0230 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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