National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3845
Original release date:08/08/2007
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.6, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.13 and 2.x before 2.0.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain vectors associated with launching "a file handling program based on the file extension at the end of the URI," a variant of CVE-2007-4041. NOTE: the vendor states that "it is still possible to launch a filetype handler based on extension rather than the registered protocol handler."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (10/10/2007)
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Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of Firefox or Thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070803 FLEA-2007-0040-1 thunderbird
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-27.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389580
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1600
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389106
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-503-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-493-1
External Source: BID
Name: 25053
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070801 FLEA-2007-0039-1 firefox
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:047
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2007:047
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:152
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0082
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-4256
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1391
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1346
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1345
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1344
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 201516
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 103177
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2007-213-01
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28135
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27414
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27326
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26572
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26393
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26335
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26331
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26309
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26303
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26258
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26234
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT061236
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02153