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CVE-2005-1159

The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and...

7.5 High

The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 do not properly verify the types of objects being accessed, which causes the Javascript interpreter to continue execution at the wrong memory address, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by passing objects of the wrong type.

Exploit likelihood

2.95%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 do not properly verify the types of objects being accessed, which causes the Javascript interpreter to continue execution at the wrong memory address, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by passing objects of the wrong type.

Record
CVE-2005-1159
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 do not properly verify the types of objects being accessed, which causes the Javascript interpreter to continue execution at the wrong memory address, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by passing objects of the wrong type.

Record
CVE-2005-1159
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1162 No score

The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 do not properly verify the types of objects being accessed, which causes the Javascript interpreter to continue execution at the wrong memory address, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by passing objects of the wrong type.

Record
EUVD-2005-1162
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65q8-rprw-c44f No score

The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and...

The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 do not properly verify the types of objects being accessed, which causes the Javascript interpreter to continue execution at the wrong memory address, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by passing objects of the wrong type.

Record
GHSA-65q8-rprw-c44f
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mozilla-thunderbird
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.6, plus listed versions
1.0.2-2
1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.6
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.3-1.4.1
0:1.0.3-1.4.1
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.4
0:0.9.2-2.4.4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mozilla Firefox, published April 18, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.95%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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