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Mozilla/Firefox Linux Installation Arbitrary File Deletion (deprecated)

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2345

Synopsis

The remote Firefox browser can be tricked into deleting potentially sensitive files.

Description

The remote host appears to be running Mozilla or Firefox. It is reported that versions up to 0.10.1 of Firefox are prone to an improper file permission issue when bookmarking a 'link'. An attacker crafting a malicious link can cause Firefox to overwrite or delete files within the download directory.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

See Also

http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2004-10-01-02.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 2345

Family: Web Clients

Published: 10/4/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 15408

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2225

BID: 11311