CVE-2007-1116 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2007-1116?

CVE-2007-1116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 26 Feb 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

The CheckLoadURI function in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 lists the about: URI as a ChromeProtocol and can be loaded via JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by querying the browser's session history.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1116?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1116?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-1116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
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All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-w3jv-r8w6-4m8j.