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MFSA2008-32 Firefox: Remote site run as local file via Windows URL shortcut (CVE-2008-2810)

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MFSA2008-32 Firefox: Remote site run as local file via Windows URL shortcut (CVE-2008-2810)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/07/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/14/2012
Modified
02/13/2015

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly identify the context of Windows shortcut files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site for which the user has previously saved a shortcut.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-2_0_0_15

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