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CVE-2004-0906

The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permi…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 37%
Public exploits
0
none known

The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/17375 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/11192 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=231083 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11668 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/653160 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200409-26.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/12526/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=235781 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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