Mozilla Firefox '.desktop' Files May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code with Chrome Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021666 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021666
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-0356
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Feb 4 2009
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Original Entry Date: Feb 4 2009
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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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Version(s): 3.0.5 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user may be able to cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed with chrome privileges in certain cases.
A remote user can create a specially crafted '.desktop' shortcut file and specially crafted HTML that, when downloaded by the target user, will be able to load a privileged chrome document, inject arbitrary code into the document, and execute the document with chrome privileges.
Mozilla SeaMonkey is affected.
Georgi Guninski reported this variation of a vulnerability reported earlier by Liu Die Yu.
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Impact:
A remote user may be able to cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed with chrome privileges in certain cases.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.0.6).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.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:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:29:28 -0500
Subject: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.html
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CVE-2009-0356
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