Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.6 use a predictable filename for the…
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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Firefox before 1.0.1 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.6 use a predictable filename for the plugin temporary directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files of other users via a symlink attack on the plugtmp directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00292 21st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 31
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 rc | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 rc Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 21 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 alpha | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 alpha | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 alpha | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 beta | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 alpha | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 beta | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 rc3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc2 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:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2005:176 Released 2005-03-01 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3.i386, firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3.i386, firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3, firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3.i386, firefox-1.0.1-1.4.3.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:176 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:176 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:176 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:176 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0578
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7352-x97x-grpg
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2005-0578 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0578 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7352-x97x-grpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2005-0578 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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