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.
Published: 2009-09-21
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1922-1 New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3257 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-853-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Mozilla Firefox
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:24.205Z

Reserved: 2009-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3274

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-21T19:30:00.530

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3274

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3274 - Bugzilla

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