CVE-2007-1562

Description

The FTP protocol implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.11 and 2.x before 2.0.0.3 allows remote attackers to force the client to connect to other servers, perform a proxied port scan, or obtain sensitive information by specifying an alternate server address in an FTP PASV response.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.80% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-443-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470172/100/200/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33119 third party advisory vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017800 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_36_mozilla.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0400.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463501/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1034 third party advisory vdb entry
http://bindshell.net/papers/ftppasv/ftp-client-pasv-manipulation.pdf broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23082 third party advisory vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1424 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25858 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25476 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-11.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11431 signature third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370559 vendor advisory issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/25490 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0402.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1157 broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/09/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1562?
CVE-2007-1562 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1562?
To fix CVE-2007-1562, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1562 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1562 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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