CVE-2009-3274
Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier 2.x and 3.x versions, on Linux uses a predictable /tmp pathname for files selected from the Downloads window, which allows local users to replace an arbitrary…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier 2.x and 3.x versions, on Linux uses a predictable /tmp pathname for files selected from the Downloads window, which allows local users to replace an arbitrary downloaded file by placing a file in a /tmp location before the download occurs, related to the Download Manager component. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2009/09/vamos-updates.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36649Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytube.net/Zero-Day-Demos-%28Firefox-Vulnerability-Discovered%29-video.aspx
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294Broken Link
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-53.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514823Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9641Third Party Advisory
- http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2009/09/vamos-updates.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36649Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytube.net/Zero-Day-Demos-%28Firefox-Vulnerability-Discovered%29-video.aspx
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294Broken Link
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-53.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514823Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9641Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.