CVE-2005-0142

Description

Firefox 0.9, Thunderbird 0.6 and other versions before 0.9, and Mozilla 1.7 before 1.7.5 save temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read certain web content or attachments that belong to other users, e.g. content that is managed by helper applications such as PDF.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-02.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17832	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-335.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9543	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100056	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251297
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0142?: CVE-2005-0142 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0142?: To fix CVE-2005-0142, 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-2005-0142 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-0142 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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