CVE-2004-1449: Low severity mozilla mozilla vulnerability

Published Dec 31, 2004
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Updated

Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7 allows remote attackers to determine the location of files on a user's hard drive by obscuring a file upload control and tricking the user into dragging text into that control.

Affected Software

43 affected components
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4.2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.6
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.35
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.3
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.3
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.48
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0-rc1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.7
Mozilla Mozilla=1.1-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0-rc2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.2.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4.1
firebirdsql Firebird=0.7
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4.4
Mozilla Mozilla=1.3
Mozilla Mozilla=1.2-beta
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.8
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.5
Mozilla Mozilla=1.4-alpha
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.4
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.6
Mozilla Mozilla=1.5.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.1-alpha
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.4.1
Mozilla Mozilla=0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=0.1
Mozilla Mozilla=1.0.2
Mozilla Mozilla=1.3.1
Mozilla Mozilla=0.9.9
Mozilla Mozilla=1.6

Event History

Dec 31, 2004
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Feb 13, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1449?

CVE-2004-1449 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to expose sensitive file paths to remote attackers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-1449?

To fix CVE-2004-1449, upgrade to Mozilla versions 1.7 or later, Firefox 0.9 or later, or Thunderbird 0.7 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2004-1449?

CVE-2004-1449 affects users of Mozilla before version 1.7, Firefox before version 0.9, and Thunderbird before version 0.7.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2004-1449?

The impact of CVE-2004-1449 is the potential exposure of a user's file path when they are tricked into dragging text into a file upload control.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2004-1449?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2004-1449; upgrading to the latest software version is the recommended solution.

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