Mozilla middle-click events information disclosure
| mozilla-middle-click-information-disclosure (19171) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in the handling of middle-click events. A remote attacker could use JavaScript that would generate a middle-click event to cause a paste operation, allowing the attacker to steal the clipboard contents and obtain sensitive information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.7.5 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.0 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2005:335-07 or RHSA-2005:384-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to RHSA-2005:094-05 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-149-3 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- MFSA 2005-08: Synthetic middle-click event can steal clipboard contents.
- Mozilla Web site: Mozilla Suite.
- Mozilla Web site: Firefox.
- BID-12407: Multiple Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0146: Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive data from the clipboard via Javascript that generates a middle-click event on systems for which a middle-click performs a paste operation.
- RHSA-2005-094: thunderbird security update
- RHSA-2005-335: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-384: Mozilla security update
- USN-149-3: Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10 rc
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.7
- Mozilla Firefox 0.8
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
- 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 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.1 Beta
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.2 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.2
- 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
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.6
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.6 Beta
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc3
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 Beta
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.2
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.3
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.4
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
Reported:
Jan 31, 2005
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