Mozilla GIF extension buffer overflow

gif-extension-overflow (19269) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Mozilla is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by a vulnerability in the GIF image processing library. By sending a specially-crafted GIF image, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

For Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Firefox (1.0.2 or later), available from the Mozilla Firefox Download Web page. See References.

For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Suite (1.7.6 or later), available from the Mozilla Suite Download Web page. See References.

For Thunderbird:
Upgrade to the latest version of Thunderbird (1.0.2 or later), available from the Mozilla CVS Repository Web site. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla (1.7.6 or later), as listed in GLSA 200503-30. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Firefox bin (1.0.2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200503-31. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla Thunderbird bin (1.0.2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200503-32. See References.

For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2005:335-07 or RHSA-2005:323-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2005:336-03 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to RHSA-2005:337-02 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 SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

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

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
  • Gentoo Linux
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 0.10
  • Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
  • 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 Firefox 1.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.3
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.4
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.1
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc1
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc2
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.5
  • 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 Mozilla 1.7
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 Beta
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc2
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc1
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7 rc3
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.1
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.2
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.3
  • Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.5
  • 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
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • 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
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3

Reported:

Mar 23, 2005

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