National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0355

Overview

components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStore.js in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 does not block changes of INPUT elements to type="file" during tab restoration, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files on a client machine via a crafted INPUT element.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: BID

Name: 33598

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-2884

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-2882

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-1399

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466937

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466937

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-0313

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-717-2

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-2

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-717-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-1

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021665

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021665

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:0258

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0258.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:0257

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0257.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-03.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-03.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2009:044

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34417

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34417

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34324

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34324

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33869

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33869

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33846

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33846

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33841

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33841

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33831

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33831

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33816

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33816

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33809

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33809

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33808

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33808

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33799

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33799

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:0256

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9161

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9161

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2009:009

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9161

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9161