Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7 XUL information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component XUL Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5337. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component XUL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5, when running on Linux systems with gnome-vfs support, might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files on SSH/sftp servers that accept key authentication by creating a web page on the target server, in which the web page contains URIs with (1) smb: or (2) sftp: schemes that access other files from the server.

The weakness was presented 10/19/2007 by Eli Friedmann (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers as MFSA2007-34 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5337 since 10/10/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27540 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2007:0979)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156031 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2007-0979)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8960.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37287), Tenable (27540), SecurityFocus (BID 26132†), OSVDB (38034†) and Secunia (SA27311†). See VDB-2297, VDB-2296, VDB-2298 and VDB-3410 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27540
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2007:0979)
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OpenVAS ID: 58689
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1392-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org
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10/10/2007 🔍
10/18/2007 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2007-34
Researcher: Eli Friedmann (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3408

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X-Force: 37287 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey sftp: URI unauthorized file access, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 26132 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27311 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 38034 - Mozilla Firefox on Linux gnome-vfs smb/sftp URI Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1018837 - Mozilla Firefox May Disclose Files or Information to Remote Users
Vulnerability Center: 16677 - Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.8 and SeaMonkey < 1.1.5 Allows Reading Files from Remote Servers, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-3544

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 03/16/2021 07:23
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (92), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/16/2021 07:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:0A3:103

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