Mozilla Firefox May Interpret Local Files Differently Than the Underlying Operating System
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018413
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018413
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-3285
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 18 2007
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Impact: Modification of system information
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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. The browser may incorrectly interpret a local 'file://' resource and launch the incorrect application.
A local user can create a filename URL that contents an encoded null character ('%00'). When the filename URL is loaded, the browser
will interpret the file extension differently than the underlying Windows operating system. As a result, the browser may launch
an application or launch the incorrect application.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.0x000000.com/?i=333
The
vendor credits Ronald van den Heetkamp with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact: A local user can cause the browser to launch an application or launch the incorrect application.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (2.0.0.5).
The Mozilla advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-22.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-22.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:02:18 -0400
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-22.html
CVE-2007-3285
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