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TI-2007-05134 Aliases CVE-2007-5337GHSA-gq79-35xw-52pq

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5, when running on Linux systems…

Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02441 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-vfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.4VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-vfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2007:0980 Released 2007-10-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.5.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-6.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.6.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.6.el2.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.5.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-6.el4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.6.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.6.el2.ia64 +8
  • RHSA-2007:0981 Released 2007-10-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-1.5.0.12-5.el5, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-5.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-0.5.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2007:0979 Released 2007-10-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-1.5.0.12-6.el5, firefox-1.5.0.12-6.el5.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-6.el5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-1.5.0.12-6.el5, firefox-1.5.0.12-6.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.12-0.7.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0979
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2007:0980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0979, RHSA-2007:0980, RHSA-2007:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0979, RHSA-2007:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0979, RHSA-2007:0980, RHSA-2007:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0979, RHSA-2007:0980, RHSA-2007:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0979, RHSA-2007:0980, RHSA-2007:0981
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0980

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5337
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq79-35xw-52pq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 16

Other 7

Sources

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