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CVE-2007-3670

Publication date 10 July 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, when running on systems with Firefox installed and certain URIs registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) FirefoxURL or (2) FirefoxHTML URI, which are inserted into the command line that is created when invoking firefox.exe. NOTE: it has been debated as to whether the issue is in Internet Explorer or Firefox. As of 20070711, it is CVE's opinion that IE appears to be failing to properly delimit the URL argument when invoking Firefox, and this issue could arise with other protocol handlers in IE as well. However, Mozilla has stated that it will address the issue with a "defense in depth" fix that will "prevent IE from sending Firefox malicious data."

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.0.0.6+1-0ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.0.0.6+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.13~prepatch070731-0ubuntu1
midbrowser 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
mozilla-thunderbird 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.7.04
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.6.10
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.6.06

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-503-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 25 August 2007

Other references