Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3274
CVE-2009-3274
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier 2.x and 3.x versions, on Linux uses a predictable /tmp pathname for files selected from the Downloads window, which allows local users to replace an arbitrary downloaded file by placing a file in a /tmp location before the download occurs, related to the Download Manager component. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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Affected products
44cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 41 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <= 3.5.3, <= 3.0.14, other 3.5.x and 2.x/3.x versions
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- secunia.com/advisories/36649nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-53.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9641nvdThird Party Advisory
- jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2009/09/vamos-updates.htmlnvdBroken Link
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- securitytube.net/Zero-Day-Demos-%28Firefox-Vulnerability-Discovered%29-video.aspxnvd
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