CVE-2005-0587

6.5 MEDIUM 1% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to overwrite arbitrary files by tricking the user into downloading a .LNK (link) file twice, which overwrites the file that was referenced in the first .LNK file.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data tampering.
Exploit odds: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2005-03-25 05:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:11 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2005-03-25 05:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:11 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-59
Record status: Modified

Affected

Mozilla Firefox < 1.0.1
Mozilla < 1.7.6

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record