# CVE-2005-1155: The favicon functionality in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a \<LI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The favicon functionality in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a <LINK rel="icon"> tag with a javascript: URL in the href attribute, aka "Firelinking."

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10655
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14992
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290036
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100021
- http://www.mikx.de/firelinking/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973309
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14938
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-37.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13216
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html

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