CVE-2004-2228

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 is installed with world-writable permissions on Mac OS X, which allows local users to gain privileges.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/11592	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/13724	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13144	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-03.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18017	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11644	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2228?: CVE-2004-2228 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2228?: To fix CVE-2004-2228, 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-2004-2228 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-2228 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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