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 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.
References
Link Resource
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.html Vendor 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.html Vendor 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
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

21 Nov 2024, 00:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33799 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33799 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33809 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33809 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33831 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33831 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33841 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33841 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33846 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33846 -
References () http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm - () http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm -
References () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044 - () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044 -
References () http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.html - Vendor Advisory () http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.html - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021666 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021666 -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313 - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313 -
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460425 - () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460425 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9922 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9922 -
References () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html - () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html -

07 Nov 2023, 02:03

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary 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. 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.

Information

Published : 2009-02-04 19:30

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:59


NVD link : CVE-2009-0356

Mitre link : CVE-2009-0356

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-0356


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
  • seamonkey
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')