Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2270
CVE-2005-2270
Description
Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 does not properly clone base objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by navigating the prototype chain to reach a privileged object.
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Affected products
40cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 25 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.7.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
25- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-56.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652366nvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/16043nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16059nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19823nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810nvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.htmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.htmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100003nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11751nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A550nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A817nvd
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