Mozilla XPInstall/Security dialog box code execution

mozilla-dialog-code-execution (16623)

Medium Risk

Description:

Mozilla is an open-source Web browser, developed by the Mozilla project. Mozilla versions prior to 1.7 and Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 0.9 running on Microsoft Windows could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By creating a specially-crafted Web page that entices a user to perform specific actions, a remote attacker could cause the victim to download malicious programs via the XPInstall/Security dialog box without the victim's knowledge.

Platforms Affected:

• Mozilla, Firefox 0.7
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.8
• 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
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.0 rc1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.0.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.0.2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.1 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.1 Beta
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2 Beta
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.3
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.3.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Beta
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.4
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Beta
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.1
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.2
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.3
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.4
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.5
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.6
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
• RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
• Sun, JDS 2003
• Sun, JDS Release 2
• Sun, Solaris 8
• Sun, Solaris 9
• SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
• SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
• SuSE, SuSE SLES 9

Remedy:

For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.7 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.

For Mozilla Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version (0.9 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:421-17 for more information. See References.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor: 1.4.3-2.1.2 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 1.4.3-3.0.2.x86_64 or later

For SuSE Linux:
Apply the update for this vulnerability, as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2004:036. See References.

For Sun Solaris:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed below. Refer to Sun Alert ID: 57701 for more information. See References.

SPARC
Solaris 8: 117765-02 or later
Solaris 9: 117767-02 or later

x86 Platform
Solaris 8: 117766-02 or later
Solaris 9: 117768-02 or later

Linux
Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2003: 118937-01 or later
Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2: 118492-02 or later

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• CIAC Information Bulletin O-195, Mozilla Updated Security Packages at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-195.shtml.
• CIAC Information Bulletin P-069, Sun - Multiple Mozilla Vulnerabilities at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-069.shtml.
• Mozilla Bugzilla Bug 162020, pop up XPInstall/security dialog when user is about to click at http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162020.
• Mozilla Web site, mozilla - home of the mozilla, firefox, and camino web browsers at http://www.mozilla.org/.
• Sun Alert ID: 57701, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57701-1&searchclause=%22category:security%22%20%22availability,%20security%22.
• BID-10661: Multiple Vendor Internet Browser User Action Prediction/Interception Weakness
• BID-15495: SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
• CVE-2004-0762: Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7, allow remote web sites to install arbitrary extensions by using interactive events to manipulate the XPInstall Security dialog box.
• RHSA-2004-421: mozilla security update
• SA11999: Mozilla XPInstall Dialog Box Security Issue
• SUSE-SA:2004:030: apache2: remote DoS condition
• SUSE-SA:2004:031: cups: remote code execution
• SUSE-SA:2004:032: apache2: remote denial-of-service
• SUSE-SA:2004:033: gtk2 gdk-pixbuf: remote code execution
• SUSE-SA:2004:034: XFree86-libs xshared: remote command execution
• SUSE-SA:2004:035: samba: remote file disclosure
• SUSE-SA:2004:036: mozilla: various vulnerabilities

Reported:

Jul 02, 2004

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