CVE-2009-0355

N/A Unknown
Published: February 04, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStore.js in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 does not block changes of INPUT elements to type="file" during tab restoration, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files on a client machine via a crafted INPUT element.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33799
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33808
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33809
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33816
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33831
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33841
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33846
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33869
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34324
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34417
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-03.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0257.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0258.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021665
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466937
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9161
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33799
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33808
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33809
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33816
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33841
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-03.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0257.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0258.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021665
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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