CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2228

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before version 1.0 is installed with world-writable permissions on Mac OS X, allowing local users to gain privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that any local user can modify browser files, potentially leading to privilege escalation and system compromise.

Recommendation

Update Mozilla Firefox to version 1.0 or later, which does not have this permission issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 is installed with world-writable permissions on Mac OS X, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS