Mozilla SeaMonkey up to 1.1.18 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla SeaMonkey and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3385. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla SeaMonkey (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The mail component in Mozilla SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 does not properly restrict execution of scriptable plugin content, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted content in an IFRAME element in an HTML e-mail message, as demonstrated by a Flash object that sends arbitrary local files during a reply or forward operation.

The weakness was shared 03/22/2010 by Georgi Guninski (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3385. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42296 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2009:1531)), 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 155780 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SeaMonkey (ELSA-2009-1531)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (42296), SecurityFocus (BID 38830†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25658†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 42296
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2009:1531)
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OpenVAS ID: 67138
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: seamonkey, linux-seamonkey
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SeaMonkey 1.0.9

Timelineinfo

09/24/2009 🔍
03/16/2010 +173 days 🔍
03/16/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/22/2010 +6 days 🔍
03/22/2010 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2010 +48 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1775 days 🔍
05/03/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3385 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3385
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52279

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SecurityFocus: 38830 - Mozilla SeaMonkey Scriptable Plugin Content Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25658 - Mozilla SeaMonkey Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Crafted E-mail Message, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 00:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/24/2017 09:43 (9), 09/05/2021 14:51 (4), 09/05/2021 14:55 (1), 05/03/2026 00:18 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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