FKIE_CVE-2004-0906
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2026-04-16 00:27
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
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