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ID CVE-2005-0578
Summary Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.6 use a predictable filename for the plugin temporary directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files of other users via a symlink attack on the plugtmp directory.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.1 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:10:15.071-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.6 use a predictable filename for the plugin temporary directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files of other users via a symlink attack on the plugtmp directory.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10954
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.6 use a predictable filename for the plugin temporary directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files of other users via a symlink attack on the plugtmp directory.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:176
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:384
rpms firefox-0:1.0.1-1.4.3
refmap via4
bid 12659
confirm http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-28.html
gentoo
  • GLSA-200503-10
  • GLSA-200503-30
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:29
Published 02-05-2005 - 04:00
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:29
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