Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2706
CVE-2005-2706
Description
Firefox before 1.0.7 and Mozilla before Suite 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to execute Javascript with chrome privileges via an about: page such as about:mozilla.
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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.6
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.7.11
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.7.12
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
34- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txtnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16911nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16917nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16977nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17014nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17026nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17042nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17090nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17149nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17263nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17284nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19823nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-838nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.htmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.htmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/19648nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14920nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22378nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11317nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1443nvd
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