Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0906
CVE-2004-0906
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.
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Affected products
57cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 44 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.7.3
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.8
- Range: < Preview Release
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653160nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/12526/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xmlnvd
- www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11192nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17375nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11668nvd
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