CVE-2005-2353 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

run-mozilla.sh in Thunderbird, with debugging enabled, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2005-08-05

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1046-1	New Mozilla packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA	DSA-1051-1	New Mozilla Thunderbird packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2354	run-mozilla.sh in Thunderbird, with debugging enabled, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Ubuntu USN	USN-157-1	Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00079.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:173
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14443
https://usn.ubuntu.com/157-1/

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Thunderbird

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-08-05T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:22:48.968Z

Reserved: 2005-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2353

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-05T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2353

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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