First published: Sun Feb 27 2005(Updated: )
Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.6 use a predictable filename for the plugin temporary directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files of other users via a symlink attack on the plugtmp directory.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | =0.8 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-rc2 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.5 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.10.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6-beta | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4.1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5-rc1 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.3 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.0 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-beta | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.4-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.5.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.2 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9-rc | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7-rc2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.10 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.7.3 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6-alpha | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.6 |
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CVE-2005-0578 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for local file deletion through a symlink attack.
To fix CVE-2005-0578, you should upgrade to Firefox version 1.0.1 or Mozilla Suite version 1.7.6 or later.
CVE-2005-0578 affects Firefox versions prior to 1.0.1.
Yes, local users can exploit CVE-2005-0578 to delete arbitrary files of other users if they have access to the affected systems.
Yes, both Firefox prior to version 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite prior to version 1.7.6 are vulnerable to CVE-2005-0578.