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CVE-2005-2701

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2701 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox before version 1.0.7 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.12. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious XBM image file with an excessive number of trailing spaces. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or KEV listing exists, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, the vulnerability's age suggests it is unlikely to be actively exploited in modern systems.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0686 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: firefox-0:1.0.7-1.4.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: devhelp-0:0.9.2-2.4.7
View patch
mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-2701Critical

security flaw

Sep 22, 2005

References

ftp.sco.com / pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
secunia.com / advisories/16911
secunia.com / advisories/16917
secunia.com / advisories/16977
secunia.com / advisories/17014
secunia.com / advisories/17026
secunia.com / advisories/17149
secunia.com / advisories/17263
secunia.com / advisories/17284
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/22373
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1480
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9323
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-838
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-866
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-868
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mozilla.org / security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
Vendor Advisory
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_58_mozilla.html
osvdb.org / 19643
redhat.com / archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00004.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-789.html
securityfocus.com / bid/14916
securityfocus.com / bid/15495
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-200-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/1824