| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function right-click. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-2225. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Mozilla Firefox before 0.10.1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files in the download directory via a crafted data: URI that is not properly handled when the user clicks the Save button.
The bug was discovered 09/15/2004. The weakness was published 09/29/2004 by Alex Vincent as Bug 259708 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2225. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15408 (Firefox < 0.10.1 Download Directory Arbitrary File Deletion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
Upgrading to version 0.10.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17585), Tenable (15408), SecurityFocus (BID 11311†), OSVDB (10478†) and Secunia (SA12708†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: UnknownCWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 15408
Nessus Name: Firefox < 0.10.1 Download Directory Arbitrary File Deletion
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 0.10.1
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Timeline
09/15/2004 🔍09/15/2004 🔍
09/29/2004 🔍
10/02/2004 🔍
10/02/2004 🔍
10/02/2004 🔍
10/04/2004 🔍
10/05/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 🔍
07/17/2005 🔍
03/09/2015 🔍
07/17/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 259708
Researcher: Alex Vincent
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2004-2225 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23135
X-Force: 17585
SecurityFocus: 11311 - Mozilla Firefox DATA URI File Deletion Vulnerability
Secunia: 12708
OSVDB: 10478 - Mozilla Firefox Download Directory Arbitrary File Deletion
SecurityTracker: 1011501
Vulnerability Center: 5514 - Firefox Web Browser Allows Code Execution, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/09/2015 16:19Updated: 07/17/2024 11:15
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (72), 05/02/2019 07:10 (5), 06/30/2021 20:10 (3), 06/30/2021 20:17 (1), 07/17/2024 11:15 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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