Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Suite InstallTrigger command execution

mozilla-installtrigger-command-execution (20123)

High Risk

Description:

Mozilla could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands caused by improper validation of user-supplied information in the InstallTrigger object and other XPInstall-related JavaScript objects. A remote attacker could supply a specially-crafted object, even raw numbers using HTML, to cause the javascript interpreter to execute arbitrary code on the targeted user's system.

Note: Netscape is also affected by this vulnerability.

Platforms Affected:

• Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
• Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
• Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
• Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
• Gentoo, Linux
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
• 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, Firefox 1.0.2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.3
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
• 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 Beta
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc3
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Beta
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.3
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.4
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.5
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.6
• Netscape, Navigator 7.2
• Novell, Linux Desktop 9
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
• RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
• SuSE, SuSE SLES 9

Remedy:

For Mozilla Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox (1.0.3 or later), available from the Mozilla Firefox Download Web page. See References.

For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Suite (1.7.7 or later), available from the Mozilla Suite Download Web page. See References.

As a workaround, ensure JavaScript is disabled.

For SUSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox, as listed below. Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:028 for more information. See References.

X86 Platform:
SUSE Linux 9.2 and 9.3: 1.0.3-1.1 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.0.3-0.5 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.0.3-3 or later

X86-64 Platform:
SUSE Linux 9.3: 1.7.5-17.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.2: 1.0.3-1.1 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.0.3-0.5 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.0.3-3 or later

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla-Thunderbird (1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.6 or later), as listed in DSA-781-1. See References.

For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2005:386-08 or RHSA-2005:384-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2005:383-07 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Mozilla, Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-04-18 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-149-3 and USN-157-1 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.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-190, Firefox Security Bugs at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-190.shtml.
• CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-193, Mozilla Security Bugs at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-193.shtml.
• MFSA 2005-40, Missing Install object instance checks at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-40.html.
• Mozilla Firefox Download Web page, Firefox - Rediscover the web at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/.
• Mozilla Suite Download Web page, Mozilla Suite at http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/.
• BID-13232: Mozilla Suite And Firefox XPInstall JavaScript Object Instance Validation Vulnerability
• BID-15495: SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
• CVE-2005-1159: The native implementations of InstallTrigger and other functions in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 do not properly verify the types of objects being accessed, which causes the Javascript interpreter to continue execution at the wrong memory address, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by passing objects of the wrong type.
• DSA-781: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
• GLSA-200504-18: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities
• MDKSA-2005:088: Updated mozilla packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
• MDKSA-2005:088-1: Updated mozilla-firefox packages re-enable extensions
• RHSA-2005-383: firefox security update
• RHSA-2005-384: Mozilla security update
• RHSA-2005-386: Mozilla security update
• RHSA-2005-601: thunderbird security update
• SA14938: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SA14992: Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SECTRACK ID: 1013742: Mozilla Browser XPInstall Engine May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
• SECTRACK ID: 1013743: Firefox Browser XPInstall Engine May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
• SUSE-SA:2005:028: Mozilla Firefox: various security problems
• SUSE-SA:2006:022: MozillaThunderbird various problems
• USN-124-1: Mozilla and Firefox vulnerabilities
• USN-124-2: Fixed packages for USN-124-1
• USN-149-3: Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
• USN-157-1: Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities
• USN-157-2: Updated Mozilla Thunderbird Enigmail plugin for Ubuntu 4.10

Reported:

Apr 16, 2005

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