CVE-2007-3089

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.5 does not prevent use of document.write to replace an IFRAME (1) during the load stage or (2) in the case of an about:blank frame, which allows remote attackers to display arbitrary HTML or execute certain JavaScript code, as demonstrated by code that intercepts keystroke values from window.event, aka the "promiscuous IFRAME access bug," a related issue to CVE-2006-4568.

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.03% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-490-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018412 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26107 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/143297 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/26179 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4256 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25589 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ifsnatch/
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:152 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-09.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-20.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1339 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11122 vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-199A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/26151 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0026.html mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34701 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28135 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470446/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26216 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26103 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24286 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26072 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26149 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103177-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2564 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1337 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26211 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2781 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26159 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_49_mozilla.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1338 vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/ChangeLog.txt
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381300
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/07d098f99c9fe6956523beae37f32fda.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26095 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474542/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26258 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382686
http://secunia.com/advisories/26460 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26106 third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070701-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0724.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474226/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0723.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26271 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/38024 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0722.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201516-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26204 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26205 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3089?
CVE-2007-3089 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3089?
To fix CVE-2007-3089, 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-2007-3089 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3089 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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