CVE-2005-2429

N/A Unknown
Published: August 03, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/18484
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112248181422193&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/18484
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
53th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla