CVE-2005-0141

N/A Unknown

Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow remote attackers to load local files via links "with a custom getter and toString method" that are middle-clicked by the user to be opened in a new tab.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-01.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-335.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12407

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=249332

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19168

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100057

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10756

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-01.html