Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-0906 (CCN-17375)

Assigned:2004-02-26
Published:2004-02-26
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary:The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Bugzilla Bug 231083
wrong file permissions after installation

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231083

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Bugzilla Bug 235781
XPInstall ignores user's umask when installing files

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235781

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-0906

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-323
mozilla security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA12526
Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
12526

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200409-26

Source: CCN
Type: slackware-security Mailing List, Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:39:12 -0700 (PDT)
[slackware-security] Mozilla (SSA:2004-266-03)

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200409-26
Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, Epiphany: New releases fix vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#653160
Mozilla Linux installer does not properly set file permissions

Source: CERT-VN
Type: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
VU#653160

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Web site
Mozilla - Home of the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird and the Mozilla Suite

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3

Source: SUSE
Type: Vendor Advisory
SUSE-SA:2004:036

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:323

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
11192

Source: CCN
Type: BID-11192
Mozilla/Firefox Browsers Tar.GZ Archive Weak Permissions Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-insecure-file-permissions(17375)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-insecure-file-permissions(17375)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11668

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:036
mozilla: various vulnerabilities

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20040906
    V
    		CVE-2004-0906
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11668
    V
    		The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050323
    P
    		RHSA-2005:323: mozilla security update (Critical)
    2005-03-23
    BACK
    mozilla mozilla 0.8
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.2
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.2.1
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.3
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.4
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.5
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.6
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.7
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.8
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.9
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.35
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.48
    mozilla mozilla 1.0
    mozilla mozilla 1.0 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.0 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.0.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.0.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.1 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.1 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.2 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.2 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.2.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.3.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.5
    mozilla mozilla 1.5.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.2
    mozilla thunderbird 0.1
    mozilla thunderbird 0.2
    mozilla thunderbird 0.3
    mozilla thunderbird 0.4
    mozilla thunderbird 0.5
    mozilla thunderbird 0.6
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7.1
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7.2
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.0 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.0
    mozilla mozilla 1.0.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.2.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.3.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.6
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc3
    mozilla firefox 0.8
    mozilla firefox 0.9 rc
    mozilla mozilla 1.7
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.1
    mozilla firefox 0.9.2
    mozilla firefox 0.9.1
    mozilla firefox 0.9.3
    mozilla mozilla 1.7.2
    mozilla firefox 0.9
    mozilla mozilla 0.9.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.0.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.1 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.1 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.2 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.2 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.2
    mozilla mozilla 1.4.4
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.4 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.5
    mozilla mozilla 1.5.1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.5 rc2
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.6 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 alpha
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 beta
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc1
    mozilla mozilla 1.7 rc2
    mozilla thunderbird 0.1
    mozilla thunderbird 0.2
    mozilla thunderbird 0.3
    mozilla thunderbird 0.4
    mozilla thunderbird 0.5
    mozilla thunderbird 0.6
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7.1
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7.2
    mozilla thunderbird 0.7.3
    mozilla firefox 0.7
    gentoo linux *
    suse linux enterprise server 8
    slackware slackware linux current
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    suse suse linux 9.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    slackware slackware linux 10.0
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1