Mozilla event handler cross-site scripting
| mozilla-event-handler-xss (15322) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL containing multiple event handlers and embedded script within HTML tags, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal or modify a user's cookies.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla (1.6b or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux 9:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package (1.4.2-0.9.0 or later), as listed in RHSA-2004:112-09. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:110-20or more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor: (v. 1.4.2-2.1.0 or later)
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:110-20 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), and WS (v. 3): (1.4.2-3.0.2 or later)
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Feb 25 2004 - 15:51:31 CST : Cross-domain exploit on zombie document with event handlers.
- Bugzilla bug #227417: Cross-domain exploit on zombie document with event handlers.
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-106: Mozilla 1.4.2 Vulnerabilities.
- Mozilla Web site: mozilla - home of the mozilla, firefox, and camino web browsers.
- BID-9747: Mozilla Browser Zombie Document Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0191: Mozilla before 1.4.2 executes Javascript events in the context of a new page while it is being loaded, allowing it to interact with the previous page (zombie document) and enable cross-domain and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using onmousemove events.
- OSVDB ID: 4062: Mozilla Zombie Document XSS
- RHSA-2004-110: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2004-112: Updated Mozilla packages fix security issues
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.8
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.2
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.2.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.3
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.4
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.4.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.5
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.6
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.7
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.8
- Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.9
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.0 rc1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.0
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.0.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.0.2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.1 Beta
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.1 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.2 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.2 Beta
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.2.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.3
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.3.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4 Beta
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.4
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5.1
- RedHat Advanced Server
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Linux 9.0
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
Reported:
Feb 25, 2004
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