Firefox: Predictable /tmp pathname use
Published Sep 21, 2009
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier 2.x and 3.x versions, on Linux uses a predictable /tmp pathname for files selected from the Downloads window, which allows local users to replace an arbitrary downloaded file by placing a file in a /tmp location before the download occurs, related to the Download Manager component. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.13
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.15
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
- 2.0.0.18
- 2.0.0.19
- 2.0.0.20
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.6
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.47.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-50.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.15-3.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.47.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1531 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-50.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1531 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0154 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.15-3.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 19.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 20.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 24.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2009/09/vamos-updates.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36649 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytube.net/Zero-Day-Demos-%28Firefox-Vulnerability-Discovered%29-video.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-53.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3274 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514823 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524815 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3274
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9641 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3274
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.