Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Netscape nsVCardObj.cpp buffer overflow

mozilla-netscape-nsvcardobj-bo (17380) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Mozilla is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the writeGroup function in the nsVCardObj.cpp file, caused by improper bounds checking of user-supplied input. By sending an email with a specially-crafted vcard, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, once the email is viewed.

Platforms Affected:

  • Compaq, Tru64 5.1a
  • Compaq, Tru64 5.1b
  • Conectiva, Linux 10
  • Conectiva, Linux 9.0
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
  • 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 Beta
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.1 Alpha
  • 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
  • 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 rc1
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc2
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5.1
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Beta
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc3
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Beta
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc1
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc2
  • Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7
  • 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
  • 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
  • Slackware, Slackware Linux 10.0
  • Slackware, Slackware Linux current
  • Sun, JDS 2003
  • Sun, JDS Release 2
  • Sun, Solaris 8
  • Sun, Solaris 9
  • 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 Suite:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Suite (1.7.3 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.

For Mozilla Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox (1.0PR or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.

For Mozilla Thunderbird:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird (0.8 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla, Epiphany, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Mozilla Firefox, as listed in GLSA 200409-26. 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 Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:486-18 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: 1.4.3-2.1.4 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 1.4.3-3.0.4.x86_64 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 Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:107 for more information. See References.

Mandrake Linux 10.0: 1.6-12.2.100mdk or later

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 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:

Reported:

Sep 14, 2004

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