CVE-2004-0906

Description

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.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.14%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17375	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11192	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html	vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231083	patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11668	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653160	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12526/	third party advisory
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235781	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0906?: CVE-2004-0906 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0906?: To fix CVE-2004-0906, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0906 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0906 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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