Mozilla Firefox Event Handler Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018409
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018409
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-3737
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 18 2007
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory
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Version(s): 2.0 - 2.0.0.4
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
An HTML element outside of a document can invoke an event handler to execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges. A remote user
can exploit this by creating a specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target
system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Mozilla credits moz_bug_r_a4 with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix (2.0.0.5).
The Mozilla advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-21.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-21.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:07:35 -0400
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-21.html
CVE-2007-3737
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