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A vulnerability was found in Netscape Navigator 9.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Telnet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Netscape Navigator 9 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a NULL byte (%00) and shell metacharacters in a (1) mailto, (2) nntp, (3) news, (4) snews, or (5) telnet URI, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.
The weakness was published 07/25/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at xs-sniper.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4042 since 07/27/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
07/25/2007 🔍07/27/2007 🔍
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07/09/2008 🔍
03/15/2015 🔍
09/06/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: netscape.comAdvisory: xs-sniper.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-4042 (🔍)
OSVDB: 46832 - Netscape Navigator Multiple URI Handlers NULL Byte Argument Injection
Entry
Created: 03/15/2015 15:58Updated: 09/06/2018 06:58
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (44), 09/06/2018 06:58 (6)
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