CVE-2009-0355

medium

Description

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.

References

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

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

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9161

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/34417

http://secunia.com/advisories/34324

http://secunia.com/advisories/33869

http://secunia.com/advisories/33846

http://secunia.com/advisories/33841

http://secunia.com/advisories/33831

http://secunia.com/advisories/33816

http://secunia.com/advisories/33809

http://secunia.com/advisories/33808

http://secunia.com/advisories/33799

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-02-04

Updated: 2017-09-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium