National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1307
Original release date:04/22/2009
Last revised:08/25/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The view-source: URI implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey does not properly implement the Same Origin Policy, which allows remote attackers to (1) bypass crossdomain.xml restrictions and connect to arbitrary web sites via a Flash file; (2) read, create, or modify Local Shared Objects via a Flash file; or (3) bypass unspecified restrictions and render content via vectors involving a jar: URI.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
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:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481342
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-7614
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-7567
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-3875
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1125
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-764-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-782-1
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2009-178-01
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022093
External Source: BID
Name: 34656
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1126
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1125
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0436
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-17.html
Type: Advisory
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:141
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:111
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1830
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1797
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 264308
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2009-176-01
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35882
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35602
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35561
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35536
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35065
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35042
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34894
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34844
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34843
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34780
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34758
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0437
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:010