CVE-2009-0356

Firefox Chrome privilege escalation via local .desktop files

Severity Score

9.6

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 and SeaMonkey do not block links to the (1) about:plugins and (2) about:config URIs from .desktop files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors involving the URL field in a Desktop Entry section of a .desktop file, related to representation of about: URIs as jar:file:// URIs. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4582.

Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a v3.0.6 y SeaMonkey no bloquean enlaces a las URIs (1) about:plugins y (2) about:config desde ficheros .desktop, lo que permite a atacantes remotos eludir la Same Origin Policy y ejecutar código de su elección con privilegios chrome mediante vectores relacionados con el campo URL en una sección Desktop Entry de un fichero .desktop, en relación con una representación de: URIs como jar:file:// URIs. NOTA: este problema existe debido a una resolución incompleta de CVE-2008-4582.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-01-29 CVE Reserved
2009-02-04 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-02-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (18)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/33799	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33809	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33831	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33841	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33846	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021666	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460425	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9922	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044	2023-11-07
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-04.html	2023-11-07
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0356	2009-02-04
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=483144	2009-02-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				<= 3.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 3.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.6.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.6.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.7.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.7.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.9"		rc		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.9.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.9.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.9.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.9.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.9.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.9.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.9_rc Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.9_rc"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				0.10.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "0.10.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0"		preview_release		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5"		beta1		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5"		beta2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.11"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.0.12 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.0.12"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.5.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.5.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				1.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "1.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0"		beta_1		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0"		beta1		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0"		rc2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0"		rc3		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.11"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.12 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.12"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.13 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.13"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.14 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.14"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.15 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.15"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.16 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.16"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.17 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.17"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0.0.18 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0.0.18"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				2.0_8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "2.0_8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		alpha		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		beta2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		beta5		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				*		-		Safe