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Mozilla/Firefox default installation file permission flaw

🗓️ 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2004 David MaciejakType 
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Mozilla/Firefox file permission flaw, local code execution ris

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securityfocuswww.securityfocus.com/bid/11166
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2004 David Maciejak
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

#  Ref: Max <[email protected]>

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.15432");
  script_version("2023-08-01T13:29:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-08-01 13:29:10 +0000 (Tue, 01 Aug 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11166");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0906");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("Mozilla/Firefox default installation file permission flaw");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak");
  script_family("Windows");
  script_dependencies("gb_firefox_detect_portable_win.nasl", "gb_thunderbird_detect_portable_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Mozilla/Firefox_or_Seamonkey_or_Thunderbird/Installed");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to the latest version of the software");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is using Mozilla and/or Firefox, an alternative web browser.
  The remote version of this software is prone to an improper file permission
  setting.

  This flaw only exists if the browser is installed by the Mozilla Foundation
  package management, thus this alert might be a false positive.

  A local attacker could overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code in
  the context of the user running the browser.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

mozVer = get_kb_item("Firefox/Win/Ver");
if(mozVer)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:mozVer ,test_version:"1.7.3"))
  {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:mozVer, fixed_version:"1.7.3");
    security_message(port: 0, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

tunBirdVer = get_kb_item("Thunderbird/Win/Ver");
if(!tunBirdVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_is_less(version:tunBirdVer,test_version:"0.8")){
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:tunBirdVer, fixed_version:"0.8");
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}

exit(99);

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01 Aug 2023 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 24.6
EPSS0.00424
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