Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old browser security-boundary bug affecting Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9. A malicious page could make the browser reach a privileged object through prototype-chain manipulation and execute arbitrary code. Modern exposure mainly exists where unsupported legacy browsers remain installed or embedded. Exposure is likely limited to obsolete Firefox or Mozilla installations, legacy Linux distributions, old desktop images, or embedded systems retaining those packages. Current mainstream browser deployments should not be affected unless they include these historical versions. Treat as high impact but usually low modern prevalence. Prioritize confirmation in legacy environments, gold images, lab systems, and long-lived Linux hosts rather than broad emergency action across current browsers. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 1.0.5 or later where applicable.; Upgrade Mozilla to 1.7.9 or later where applicable.; Remove unsupported legacy browser packages from managed systems..
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- Known Exploited
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- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294795CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11751CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295011CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294799CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- FLSA:160202CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:550CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:817CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=296397CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100003CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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