CVE-2007-5045

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5045
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-09-24 00:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionArgument injection vulnerability in Apple QuickTime 7.1.5 and earlier, when running on systems with Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.7 installed, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter containing the Firefox "-chrome" argument. NOTE: this is a related issue to CVE-2006-4965 and the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3670.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Quicktime All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
395942 – (CVE-2007-5045) QuickTime flaw allows launching default browser with arbitrary parameters on Windows ("quicktime pwns firefox") af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.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
0DAY QuickTime pwns Firefox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gnucitizen.org
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
MFSA 2007-28: Code execution via QuickTime Media-link files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Patch
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
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Firefox "-chrome" Parameter Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-10-04Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of Firefox as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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