CVE-2005-2353 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird, specifically within the run-mozilla.sh script when debugging is enabled. An attacker could exploit this flaw via a symlink attack on temporary files, allowing them to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the system. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), indicating local access and low attack complexity, with impact limited to integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.