CVE-2005-2353 (GCVE-0-2005-2353)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-08-05 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:22
VLAI
Summary
run-mozilla.sh in Thunderbird, with debugging enabled, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://usn.ubuntu.com/157-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14443 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2005-08-01 00:00
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