CVE-2005-0989

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
The find_replen function in jsstr.c in the Javascript engine for Mozilla Suite 1.7.6, Firefox 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to read portions of heap memory in a Javascript string via the lambda replace method.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 10%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 96
Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)

Mozilla — Firefox Mozilla — Mozilla Netscape — Navigator
CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo
References

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