>> Mozilla Firefox "FirefoxURL" URI Handler Registration Code Execution Vulnerability
Title : Mozilla Firefox "FirefoxURL" URI Handler Registration Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2473 CVE ID : CVE-2007-3670
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-07-10
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Mozilla Firefox, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a design error within the "FirefoxURL://" URI handler which is registered by the application during the installation process on Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers to pass malicious arguments to "FirefoxURL://" and execute arbitrary commands with Chrome privileges by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page using Internet Explorer.
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