CVE-2005-2429
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared...
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.
- Record
CVE-2005-2429- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.
- Record
CVE-2005-2429- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2430 No score
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2430- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8ph-2788-7wg9 No score
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared...
Firefox, when opening Microsoft Word documents, does not properly set the permissions on shared sections, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to open applications in Microsoft Office.
- Record
GHSA-w8ph-2788-7wg9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2429 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published August 3, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.