Mozilla URI handling command execution
| mozilla-uri-command-execution (38325) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mozilla could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper filtering of certain Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) when running on Microsoft Windows systems with Internet Explorer 7 installed. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that calls one of the vulnerable protocol handlers, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla, Mozilla
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:48:23 +0200, Mozilla protocol abuse at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jul/0557.html.
- Mozilla Web site, Mozilla Download at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-2.0.0.9-02&os=win&lang=en-US.
- CVE-2007-4039: Argument injection vulnerability involving Mozilla, when certain URIs are registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an unspecified URI, which are inserted into the command line when invoking the handling process, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.
Reported:
Jul 25, 2007
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