Microsoft Internet Explorer FirefoxURL command execution
| ie-firefoxurl-command-execution (35346) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer, when running on systems with Firefox installed, could allow a remote attacker to bypass cross-browser restrictions and execute arbitrary commands on a victim's system, caused by a vulnerability in the FirefoxURL and FirefoxHTML URI protocol handlers. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that invokes one of the vulnerable protocol handlers, a remote attacker could inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the victim's system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.3 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-Of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Firefox (2.0.0.5 or later) and Thunderbird (2.0.0.5 or later), as listed in MFSA 2007-23. See References.
For Mandriva Linux (mozilla-firefox):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:152 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SA:2007:049 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux (mozilla-thunderbird):
Refer to USN-503-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Chromium Developer Documentation Web page: Release 1.0.154.48.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Jul 14 2007 - 21:40:42 CDT: Re: Internet Explorer 0day exploit.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Jul 14 2007 - 23:47:58 CDT: Re: Internet Explorer 0day exploit.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 07.19.07: Multiple Vendor Multiple Product URI Handler Input Validation Vulnerability.
- Larholm.com Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 at 5:42: Internet Explorer 0day Exploit.
- MFSA 2007-23: Remote code execution by launching Firefox from Internet Explorer.
- MFSA 2007-40: Upgraded Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 missing fix for MFSA 2007-23.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site: Internet Explorer: Home Page.
- Mozilla Firefox Web site: Firefox - Rediscover the Web.
- BID-24837: Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox URI Handler Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3670: Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, when running on systems with Firefox installed and certain URIs registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) FirefoxURL or (2) FirefoxHTML URI, which are inserted into the command line that is created when invoking firefox.exe. NOTE: it has been debated as to whether the issue is in Internet Explorer or Firefox. As of 20070711, it is CVE's opinion that IE appears to be failing to properly delimit the URL argument when invoking Firefox, and this issue could arise with other protocol handlers in IE as well. However, Mozilla has stated that it will address the issue with a defense in depth fix that will prevent IE from sending Fir
- MDKSA-2007:152: Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- SA25984: Firefox "firefoxurl" URI Handler Registration Vulnerability
- SA26096: Mozilla Thunderbird Two Vulnerabilities
- SA28179: Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018351: Microsoft Internet Explorer Bug in Firefox URL Protocol Handler Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
- SECTRACK ID: 1018360: Mozilla Firefox Bugs in URL Protocol Handlers Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
- SUSE-SA:2007:049: Mozilla security problems
- US-CERT VU#358017: Mozilla Firefox URL protocol handling vulnerability
- USN-503-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2473: Mozilla Firefox FirefoxURL URI Handler Registration Code Execution Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2565: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4272: Mozilla Thunderbird Code Injection and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0082: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Thunderbird Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta3
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4
- Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.13
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell Linux POS 9
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- Novell UnitedLinux 1.0
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 10.1
- SuSE SuSE Linux OpenExchange Server 4
- SuSE SuSE Linux Retail Solution 8
- SuSE SuSE Linux School Server
- SuSE SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
- SuSE SuSE SLES 9
Reported:
Jul 10, 2007
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