CVE-2007-0780

Name: CVE-2007-0780
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2007-02-26T20:28:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.49%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-0780 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. browser.js in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 uses the requesting URI to identify child windows, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by opening a blocked popup originating from a javascript: URI in combination with multiple frames having the same data: URI.. EPSS estimates a 2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

browser.js in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 uses the requesting URI to identify child windows, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by opening a blocked popup originating from a javascript: URI in combination with multiple frames having the same data: URI.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.49%

82.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 1.5, < 1.5.0.10
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 2.0, < 2.0.0.2
Mozilla	Seamonkey	< 1.0.8
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	5.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.10

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070202-01-P.ascBroken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070301-01-P.ascBroken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2713Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2728Broken Link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742Broken Link
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0001.htmlBroken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0077.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24205Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24238Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24287Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24290Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24293Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24320Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24328Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24333Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24342Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24343Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24384Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24393Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24395Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24437Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24455Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24457Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24650Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.338131Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.374851Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:050Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-05.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_22_mozilla.htmlBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/32107Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0078.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0079.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0097.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0108.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461336/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461809/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-428-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0718Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354973Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32667Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1081Broken Link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1103Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9884Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070202-01-P.ascBroken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070301-01-P.ascBroken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2713Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2728Broken Link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742Broken Link
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0001.htmlBroken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0077.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24205Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24238Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24287Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24290Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24293Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24320Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24328Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24333Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24342Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24343Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24384Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24393Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24395Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24437Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24455Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24457Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24650Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.338131Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.374851Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:050Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-05.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_22_mozilla.htmlBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/32107Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0078.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0079.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0097.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0108.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461336/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461809/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-428-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0718Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354973Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32667Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1081Broken Link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1103Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9884Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 26, 2007
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2007-0780?

How severe is CVE-2007-0780?

Severity scoring for CVE-2007-0780 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0780?

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Source: NVD / NIST