CVE-2007-4960

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the Linden Lab Second Life secondlife:// protocol handler, as used in Internet Explorer and possibly Firefox, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a '" ' (double-quote space) sequence followed by the -autologin and -loginuri arguments, which cause the handler to post login credentials and software installation details to an arbitrary URL.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36651 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479698/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ie-pwns-secondlife
http://secunia.com/advisories/26845 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3188 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4960?
CVE-2007-4960 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4960?
To fix CVE-2007-4960, 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-2007-4960 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4960 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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