9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.9%
Mozilla Firefox is prone to a PDF JavaScript restriction bypass vulnerability.
# Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900351");
script_version("2022-03-01T14:58:37+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-03-01 14:58:37 +0000 (Tue, 01 Mar 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-05-18 09:37:31 +0200 (Mon, 18 May 2009)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1597");
script_name("Mozilla Firefox PDF JavaScript Restriction Bypass Vulnerability - Linux");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/503183/100/0/threaded");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secniche.org/papers/SNS_09_03_PDF_Silent_Form_Re_Purp_Attack.pdf");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_firefox_detect_lin.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("mozilla/firefox/linux/detected");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let attacker execute arbitrary codes in the
context of the malicious PDF file and execute arbitrary codes into the context
of the remote system.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.10 and prior.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Error while executing DOM calls in response to a javascript: URI in the target
attribute of a submit element within a form contained in an inline PDF file
which causes bypassing restricted Adobe's JavaScript restrictions.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.6.3 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Mozilla Firefox is prone to a PDF JavaScript restriction bypass vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if(version_is_less_equal(version:version, test_version:"3.0.10")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:version, fixed_version:"3.6.3", install_path:location);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);