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CVE-2005-2269

Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 does not properly verify the...

7.5 High

Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 does not properly verify the associated types of DOM node names within the context of their namespaces, which allows remote attackers to modify certain tag properties, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary script or code, as demonstrated using an XHTML document with IMG tags with custom properties ("XHTML node spoofing").

Exploit likelihood

5.82%Down 6.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 does not properly verify the associated types of DOM node names within the context of their namespaces, which allows remote attackers to modify certain tag properties, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary script or code, as demonstrated using an XHTML document with IMG tags with custom properties ("XHTML node spoofing").

Record
CVE-2005-2269
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

Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 does not properly verify the associated types of DOM node names within the context of their namespaces, which allows remote attackers to modify certain tag properties, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary script or code, as demonstrated using an XHTML document with IMG tags with custom properties ("XHTML node spoofing").

Record
CVE-2005-2269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2270 No score

Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 does not properly verify the associated types of DOM node names within the context of their namespaces, which allows remote attackers to modify certain tag properties, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary script or code, as demonstrated using an XHTML document with IMG tags with custom properties ("XHTML node spoofing").

Record
EUVD-2005-2270
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxw5-72vp-8h54 No score

Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 does not properly verify the...

Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 does not properly verify the associated types of DOM node names within the context of their namespaces, which allows remote attackers to modify certain tag properties, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary script or code, as demonstrated using an XHTML document with IMG tags with custom properties ("XHTML node spoofing").

Record
GHSA-cxw5-72vp-8h54
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mozilla-firefox
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.0.4-2sarge2, plus listed versions
1.0.4-21.0.4-2sarge1
1.0.4-2sarge2
mozilla-firefox
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.0.4-2sarge3, plus listed versions
1.0.4-21.0.4-2sarge11.0.4-2sarge2
1.0.4-2sarge3
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
mozilla
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 2:1.7.8-1sarge2, plus listed versions
2:1.7.8-12:1.7.8-1sarge1
2:1.7.8-1sarge2
mozilla
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 2:1.7.8-1sarge2, plus listed versions
19981008-0.12:1.0.0-0.woody.12:1.7.5-12:1.7.6-12:1.7.7-12:1.7.7-22:1.7.8-12:1.7.8-1sarge1
2:1.7.8-1sarge2
mozilla-firefox
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 1.0.4-2sarge3, plus listed versions
0.10.1+1.0PR-21.0+dfsg.1-61.0.1-11.0.1-21.0.1-3
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1.0.2-11.0.2-21.0.2-31.0.3-11.0.3-21.0.4-11.0.4-21.0.4-2sarge11.0.4-2sarge2
1.0.4-2sarge3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.6-1.4.1
0:1.0.6-1.4.1
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.6
0:0.9.2-2.4.6
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
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2269 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 13, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.82%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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