# CVE-2005-0586: Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to spoof the extensions of files to download via the Content

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote malicious web sites to spoof the extensions of files to download via the Content-Disposition header, which could be used to trick users into downloading dangerous content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100036
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-22.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13258
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11152

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