Mozilla, Firefox, and Thunderbird enablePrivilege modify dialog
| mozilla-enableprivilege-modify-dialog (17377) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla versions prior to 1.7.3, Firefox versions prior to 1.0PR and Thunderbird versions prior to 0.8 running on Microsoft Windows XP could allow a remote attacker to modify a security dialog's information. By creating a malicious Web page that supplies a specially-crafted enablePrivilege parameter, a remote attacker could modify the description of the security dialog and trick the user into to accepting the security dialog. This would allow an attacker access to execute arbitrary programs.
Platforms Affected:
- Compaq, Tru64 5.1a
- Compaq, Tru64 5.1b
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.7
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.8
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9 rc
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.1
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.2
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.3
- Mozilla, Mozilla 0.9.2
- 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 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 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc3
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.1
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.3
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.4
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.5
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.6
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7.1
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7.2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7.3
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 10.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux current
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- 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 (1.7.3 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.0PR or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Thunderbird:
Upgrade to the latest version (0.8 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Slackware Linux:
Upgrade to the latest Mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Mailing List, Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:39:12 -0700 (PDT) for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 10 and -current: 1.7.3-i486-1 or later
For HP Tru64 Unix 5.1A and 5.1B:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBTU01081. See References.
For SuSE Linux:
Apply the update for this vulnerability, as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2004:036. See References.
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:877 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 1.7.3-60868U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 1.7.3-27852U90_4cl or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:877, New upstream for mozilla at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000877.
- Mozilla Bugzilla Bug 253942, enablePrivilege parameter can change the meaning of the dialog at http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253942.
- Mozilla Web site, Mozilla - Home of the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird and the Mozilla Suite at http://www.mozilla.org/.
- slackware-security Mailing List, Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:39:12 -0700 (PDT), [slackware-security] Mozilla (SSA:2004-266-03) at http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.401801.
- BID-11194: Mozilla/Firefox Browsers PrivilegeManager EnablePrivilege Dialog Manipulation Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0909: Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 may allow remote attackers to trick users into performing unexpected actions, including installing software, via signed scripts that request enhanced abilities using the enablePrivilege parameter, then modify the meaning of certain security-relevant dialog messages.
- GLSA-200409-26: Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, Epiphany: New releases fix vulnerabilities
- SA12526: Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2004:036: mozilla: various vulnerabilities
- US-CERT VU#113192: Mozilla allows signed scripts calling enablePrivilege to change contents of a grant dialog
Reported:
Sep 14, 2004
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