CVE-2005-0578

N/A Unknown

Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-28.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12659

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10954

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml