CVE-2009-0356
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 and SeaMonkey do not block links to the (1) about:plugins and (2) about:config URIs from .desktop files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary code with chrome…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 and SeaMonkey do not block links to the (1) about:plugins and (2) about:config URIs from .desktop files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors involving the URL field in a Desktop Entry section of a .desktop file, related to representation of about: URIs as jar:file:// URIs. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4582.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.23% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33799
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33809
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33846
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021666
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9922
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33799
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33809
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33846
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021666
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460425
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.