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.
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
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6 SP1
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta3
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta2
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta1
- 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
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- 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
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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Jul 14 2007 - 21:40:42 CDT, Re: Internet Explorer 0day exploit at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-07/0293.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Jul 14 2007 - 23:47:58 CDT, Re: Internet Explorer 0day exploit at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-07/0294.html.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 07.19.07, Multiple Vendor Multiple Product URI Handler Input Validation Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=565.
- Larholm.com Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 at 5:42, Internet Explorer 0day Exploit at http://larholm.com/2007/07/10/internet-explorer-0day-exploit/.
- MFSA 2007-23, Remote code execution by launching Firefox from Internet Explorer at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-23.html.
- MFSA 2007-40, Upgraded Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 missing fix for MFSA 2007-23 at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-40.html.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site, Internet Explorer: Home Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx.
- Mozilla Firefox Web site, Firefox - Rediscover the Web at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/.
- 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.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2473: Mozilla Firefox FirefoxURL URI Handler Registration Code Execution Vulnerability
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2565: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-4272: Mozilla Thunderbird Code Injection and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0082: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Thunderbird Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- 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
Reported:
Jul 10, 2007
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