Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 and SeaMonkey 1.1.17, and Flock 2.5.1, allow context-dependent attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary file: URL after a victim has visited any file: URL, as demonstrated by a visit to a file: document written by the attacker.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.15-0lenny1 | DSA-1922-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1922-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026