CVE-2007-0994 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via crafted HTML mail, requiring user interaction to view the message.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0994?
CVE-2007-0994 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A regression error in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.2 and 1.x before 1.5.0.10, and SeaMonkey 1.1 before 1.1.1 and 1.0 before 1.0.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript as the user via an HTML mail message with a javascript: URI in an (1) img, (2) link, or (3) style tag, which bypasses the access checks and executes code with chrome privileges.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0994?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0994?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2007-0994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp4j-3v3v-gvgq.