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Mozilla 'about:' Page Privilege Elevation

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Mozilla 'about:' Page Privilege Elevation

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/23/2005
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/03/2005
Modified
05/27/2016

Description

Firefox before 1.0.7 and Mozilla before Suite 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to execute Javascript with chrome privileges via an about: page such as about:mozilla.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-1_7_12

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