Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting mozilla package, versions [0.1,0.7.3]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2378310
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed31 Dec 2004
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Dec 2004

CVE-2004-0906  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for mozilla.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. 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.

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