CVE-2004-0906
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and...
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2004-0906- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2004-0906- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0904 No score
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0904- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2vph-3h86-9f5r No score
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and...
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-2vph-3h86-9f5r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0906 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Mozilla, published September 24, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-323.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17375
securityfocus.com/bid/11192
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231083
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11668