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.
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History
21 Nov 2024, 00:59
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References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33799 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33809 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33831 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33841 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33846 - | |
References | () http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044 - | |
References | () http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021666 - | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460425 - | |
References | () 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 - |
07 Nov 2023, 02:03
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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. |
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')