CVE-2004-2228

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Published Jul 17, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 is installed with world-writable permissions on Mac OS X, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2220	Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 is installed with world-writable permissions on Mac OS X, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.405% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/13144
http://secunia.com/advisories/13724
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-03.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/11592
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11644
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18017

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 17, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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