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CVE-2005-1576

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.

Published

2005-05-12T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.10.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/12979 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-11/advisory/ Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/16432 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/12979 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-11/advisory/ Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/16432 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)