CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1155

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The favicon functionality in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a <LINK rel="icon"> tag with a javascript: URL in the href attribute, aka "Firelinking".

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

Immediately update Firefox to version 1.0.3 or later, and Mozilla Suite to version 1.7.7 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The favicon functionality in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a <LINK rel="icon"> tag with a javascript: URL in the href attribute, aka "Firelinking."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS