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TI-2005-00123 Aliases CVE-2005-0142GHSA-q449-wmj9-fjj4

Firefox 0.9, Thunderbird 0.6 and other versions before 0.9, and Mozilla 1.7 before 1.7.5…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Firefox 0.9, Thunderbird 0.6 and other versions before 0.9, and Mozilla 1.7 before 1.7.5 save temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read certain web content or attachments that belong to other users, e.g. content that is managed by helper applications such as PDF.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:335 Released 2005-03-23 · Red Hat rating Critical
    mozilla security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3.i386, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3.ppc +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.3 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.3 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.3.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.3 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:335
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:335
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:335
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:335

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0142
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q449-wmj9-fjj4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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