Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting mozilla package, versions [,2.0.0.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.65% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2379064
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed9 Feb 2008
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Feb 2008

CVE-2008-0591  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 2.0.0.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 does not properly manage a delay timer used in confirmation dialogs, which might allow remote attackers to trick users into confirming an unsafe action, such as remote file execution, by using a timer to change the window focus, aka the "dialog refocus bug" or "ffclick2".

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