CVE-2004-0906

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Dec 31, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-0906: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix