CVE-2005-1156 json
Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script and code via a new s…
published 2005-04-18 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1159
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script and code via a new search plugin using sidebar.addSearchEngine, aka "Firesearching 1."
Patch / fix
- devhelp RHEL 4 0.9.2-2.4.4
- firefox RHEL 4 1.0.3-1.4.1
red hat advisories RHSA-2005:386RHSA-2005:383
- securitytracker.com/id?1013745 patch
- securityfocus.com/bid/13211 patch
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290037 patch
- redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html advisory
- gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml advisory
- redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/14992 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/14938 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/14996 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2005-1156 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp 0.9.2-2.4.4, firefox 1.0.3-1.4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp 0.9.2-2.4.4, firefox 1.0.3-1.4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp 0.9.2-2.4.4, firefox 1.0.3-1.4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp 0.9.2-2.4.4, firefox 1.0.3-1.4.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:386
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Exploit prediction
2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13211 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- mikx.de http://www.mikx.de/firesearching/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html
vendor-advisory, patch
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
-
redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html
vendor-advisory, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/14992
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1013745
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/14938
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/13211
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/14996
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=290037
patch
-
mikx.de
/firesearching/
exploit
-
redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
vendor-advisory
-
mozilla.org
/security/announce/mfsa2005-38.html
vendor-advisory
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11230
vdb-entry, signature
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/15495
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100020
vdb-entry, signature
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/20125
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1156
- NVD CVE-2005-1156
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