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mozilla -- insecure temporary directory vulnerability

Affected packages
		firefox	<	1.0.1,1
		mozilla	<	1.7.6,2
		linux-mozilla	<	1.7.6
		linux-mozilla-devel	<	1.7.6
0	<=	netscape7
0	<=	de-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	el-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	ja-linux-mozillafirebird-gtk1
0	<=	ja-mozillafirebird-gtk2
0	<=	linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	ru-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	zhCN-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	zhTW-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	de-linux-netscape
0	<=	de-netscape7
0	<=	fr-linux-netscape
0	<=	fr-netscape7
0	<=	ja-linux-netscape
0	<=	ja-netscape7
0	<=	linux-netscape
0	<=	linux-phoenix
0	<=	mozilla+ipv6
0	<=	mozilla-embedded
0	<=	mozilla-firebird
0	<=	mozilla-gtk
0	<=	mozilla-gtk1
0	<=	mozilla-gtk2
0	<=	mozilla-thunderbird
0	<=	phoenix
0	<=	pt_BR-netscape7

Details

VuXML ID	d022754d-8839-11d9-aa18-0001020eed82
Discovery	2005-02-06
Entry	2005-02-26

A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports:

A predictable name is used for the plugin temporary directory. A malicious local user could symlink this to the victim's home directory and wait for the victim to run Firefox. When Firefox shuts down the victim's directory would be erased.

[source]

References

URL	http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-28.html
URL	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281284