The nsExternalAppHandler::SetUpTempFile function in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9 creates temporary files with predictable filenames based on creation time, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted XMLHttpRequest.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | Mozilla | 1.5.0.9 (including) | 1.5.0.9 (including) |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24437
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-04.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-08.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/32108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459162/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459163/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22396
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24437
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-04.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-08.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/32108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459162/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459163/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22396