CVE-2005-2270

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.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16059
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014470
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652366US Government Resource
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-56.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294795Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294799Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295011Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=296397Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100003
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11751
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A550
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A817
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16043
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16059
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19823
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014470
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-810
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652366US Government Resource
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-56.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-587.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-601.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14242
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1075
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294795Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294799Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295011Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=296397Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160202
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100003
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11751
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A550
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A817

Published

Jul 13, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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