Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0909
CVE-2004-0909
Description
Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 may allow remote attackers to trick users into performing unexpected actions, including installing software, via signed scripts that request enhanced abilities using the enablePrivilege parameter, then modify the meaning of certain security-relevant dialog messages.
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Affected products
56cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 44 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 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:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8
- Range: before Preview Release
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113192nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/12526nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xmlnvd
- www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17377nvd
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