CVE-2007-5337 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on SSH/sftp servers via crafted web pages in Firefox on Linux with gnome-vfs support.
- 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-2007-5337?
CVE-2007-5337 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 21 Oct 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
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5, when running on Linux systems with gnome-vfs support, might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files on SSH/sftp servers that accept key authentication by creating a web page on the target server, in which the web page contains URIs with (1) smb: or (2) sftp: schemes that access other files from the server.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5337?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Gnome Gnome-Vfs, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5337?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-5337 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5337 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gq79-35xw-52pq.