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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
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.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-195: Mozilla Updated Security Packages.
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-069: Sun - Multiple Mozilla Vulnerabilities.
- Mozilla Bugzilla Bug 162020: pop up XPInstall/security dialog when user is about to click.
- Mozilla Web site: mozilla - home of the mozilla, firefox, and camino web browsers.
- Sun Alert ID: 57701: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla.
- 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
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
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.1 Beta
- 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 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4 Beta
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.4
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.6
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.6 Beta
- 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 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- 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
Reported:
Jul 02, 2004
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