Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Shortcut link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 3.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Shortcut Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-0356. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Shortcut Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 and SeaMonkey do not block links to the (1) about:plugins and (2) about:config URIs from .desktop files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors involving the URL field in a Desktop Entry section of a .desktop file, related to representation of about: URIs as jar:file:// URIs. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4582.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2009. The weakness was presented 02/04/2009 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0356 since 01/29/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35590 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0256)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116184 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-01 to -06 RHSA-2009:0256 RHSA-2009:0257)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48462), Tenable (35590), SecurityFocus (BID 33598†), OSVDB (51927†) and Secunia (SA33799†). See VDB-3924, VDB-3930, VDB-3929 and VDB-3925 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35590
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0256)
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OpenVAS ID: 63378
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-1398 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0356 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0356
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3928

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X-Force: 48462
SecurityFocus: 33598 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -01 to -06 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33799
OSVDB: 51927 - Mozilla Multiple Products .desktop File Handling about: URL Restriction Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1021666
Vulnerability Center: 20733 - Mozilla Firefox <3.0.6 Allow Remote Privilege Escalation via Local .desktop Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0313

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2009 17:15
Updated: 08/26/2019 15:36
Changes: 02/19/2009 17:15 (96), 08/26/2019 15:36 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D44:103

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