VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-0587

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-03-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references