CVE-2004-0906 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the XPInstall installer used by older versions of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla, and Thunderbird. The flaw allowed insecure permissions for files within .xpi packages, potentially enabling local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, leading to potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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