VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-1576

CVSS score2.6 LOW
EPSS probability1.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-05-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows uses the Content-Type HTTP header to determine the file type, but saves the original file extension when "Save to Disk" is selected, which allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files.

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