CVE-2004-0909 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox (before Preview Release), Mozilla (before 1.7.3), and Thunderbird (before 0.8) where remote attackers could trick users into unintended actions, including software installation. This was achieved by manipulating security dialog messages after requesting enhanced privileges via signed scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with network access, high attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this older vulnerability.
| 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:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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