CVE-2007-0801 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The nsExternalAppHandler::SetUpTempFile function in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9 creates temporary files with predictable filenames based on creation time, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted XMLHttpRequest.

Published: 2007-02-07

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0798	The nsExternalAppHandler::SetUpTempFile function in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9 creates temporary files with predictable filenames based on creation time, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted XMLHttpRequest.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00765.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/24393
http://secunia.com/advisories/24437
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-04.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-08.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/32108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459162/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459163/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22396

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-07T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:21.139Z

Reserved: 2007-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0801

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-07T11:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0801

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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