CVE-2004-0907 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Linux .tar.gz installations of Mozilla Firefox (before Preview Release), Mozilla (before 1.7.3), and Thunderbird (before 0.8). Insecure file permissions allowed local users to overwrite critical files, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| 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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