CVE-2005-0578

Firefox - Arbitrary File Deletion via Symlink Attack on Plugin Temporary Directory

Title source: llm

Description

Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.6 use a predictable filename for the plugin temporary directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files of other users via a symlink attack on the plugtmp directory.

References (7)

Core 7

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-28.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xml

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10954

Scores

EPSS 0.0029

EPSS Percentile 21.3%

Details

Status published

Products (19)

mozilla/firefox 0.8

mozilla/firefox 0.9 (2 CPE variants)

mozilla/firefox 0.9.1

mozilla/firefox 0.9.2

mozilla/firefox 0.9.3

mozilla/firefox 0.10

mozilla/firefox 0.10.1

mozilla/firefox 1.0

mozilla/mozilla 1.3

mozilla/mozilla 1.4 (2 CPE variants)

... and 9 more

Published May 02, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026