CVE-2007-3844
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-3844 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-08-08 01:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5, Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 and before 1.5.0.13, and SeaMonkey 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks with chrome privileges via an addon that inserts a (1) javascript: or (2) data: link into an about:blank document loaded by chrome via (a) the window.open function or (b) a content.location assignment, aka "Cross Context Scripting." NOTE: this issue is caused by a CVE-2007-3089 regression. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Chrome-Loaded About:Blank Script Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Patch |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Mozilla products: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Advisories | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| 388121 – (CVE-2007-3844) [FIX]about:blank loaded by chrome in particular ways has chrome privileges | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Mozilla Products Addon Chrome-Loaded "about:blank" Cross-Context Scripting - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| #201516: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox and Thunderbird for Solaris 10 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code and Access to Unauthorized Data | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| SUSE update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla, and seamonkey - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: thunderbird-2.0.0.9-1.fc7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1346-1 iceape | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| #201516: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox and Thunderbird for Solaris 10 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code and Access to Unauthorized Data | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| Ubuntu update for mozilla-thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for icedove - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1391-1 icedove | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Debian update for iceape - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rPath update for firefox and thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Red Hat update for thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mozilla Thunderbird 'about:blank' Privilege Escalation Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | Patch |
| Fedora update for thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-503-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| HP-UX update for Thunderbird - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for firefox - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| HPSBUX02153 SSRT061181 rev.7 - HP-UX Running Firefox, Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (DoS) - c00771742 - HP Business Support Center | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | h20000.www2.hp.com | |
| SUSE update for Mozilla Firefox - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| MFSA 2007-26: Privilege escalation through chrome-loaded about:blank windows | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | Patch |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Mandriva update for mozilla-firefox - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | h20000.www2.hp.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mozilla Seamonkey 'about:blank' Privilege Escalation Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| USN-493-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | slackware.com | |
| Gentoo update for Mozilla Products - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for seamonkey - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1345-1 xulrunner | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: seamonkey-1.1.5-1.fc7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Sun Solaris Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1600 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | |
| Debian update for iceweasel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1344-1 iceweasel | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:047 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mozilla Firefox 'about:blank' Privilege Escalation Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Ubuntu update for firefox - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for xulrunner - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Fedora update for seamonkey - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security update for Mozilla Firefox | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.novell.com | |
| Slackware update for firefox - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| mandriva.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-08-17 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=250648 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future update may address this flaw. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.