Mozilla Firefox Image Tag Processing Lets Remote Users Launch the Target User's Mail Handler Application
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023779 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023779
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0181
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 31 2010
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 3.5 prior to 3.5.9, 3.6 prior to 3.6.2
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can cause the external mail handler application to be launched on the target user's system.
A remote user can create an image tag that points to a resource that redirects to a 'mailto:' URL. When the target user's browser loads the tag, the external mail handler application will be launched.
Henry Sudhof reported this vulnerability.
[Editor's note: The vendor indicates that this does not represent a security threat. However, a security advisory was issued and a CVE number was assigned.]
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the external mail handler application to be launched on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.5.9, 3.6.2).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-23.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-23.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:17:22 +0000
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-23.html
CVE-2010-0181
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