Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23873File Overwrite
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
firefox is vulnerable to file overwrite. The vulnerability exists as a flaw was found in the way Firefox creates temporary file names for downloaded files. If a local attacker knows the name of a file Firefox is going to download, they can replace the contents of that file with arbitrary contents.
References
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294
www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-57.html
www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html#firefox3.0.15
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1530
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505988
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6565
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9789
Related
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P