Mozilla InstallVersion.compareTo() denial of service
| mozilla-installversioncompareto-dos (21409) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted object that is passed to the InstallVersion.compareTo() that could cause a denial of service or possibly be used to execute arbitrary code.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
For Mozilla Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox (1.0.5 or later), available from the Firefox Web page. See References.
For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Suite (1.7.9 or later), available from the Mozilla Suite Web page. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla, as listed below. Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:045 for more information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
x86:
SUSE Linux 9.2 and 9.3: 1.0.6-4.1 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.0.6-4.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.0.6-2 or later
SUSE Linux 8.2: 1.7.8-19 or later
x86-64 Platform:
SUSE Linux 9.3: 1.7.5-17.5 or later
SUSE Linux 9.2: 1.0.6-4.1 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.0.6-4.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.0.6-2 or later
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla-Firefox (1.0.4-2sarge1 or later), as listed in DSA-775-1. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla-Firefox (1.0.4-2sarge3 or later), as listed in DSA-779-2 . See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest versions of Mozilla (1.7.8-1sarge1 or later), as listed in DSA-777-1. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest versions of Mozilla (1.7.8-1sarge2 or later), as listed in DSA-810-1. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2005:586-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2005:587-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-149-1, USN-149-2, USN-149-3, USN-155-1 and USN-157-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-251: Mozilla Security Updates.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-252: Firefox Security Updates.
- MFSA 2005-50: Possibly exploitable crash in InstallVersion.compareTo.
- Mozilla Firefox Download Web page: Firefox - Rediscover the web.
- Mozilla Suite Web page: Mozilla Suite- The All-in-One Internet Application Suite.
- SGI Security Advisory 20050802-01-U: SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3 Security Update #45.
- BID-14242: Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-15495: SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
- CVE-2005-2265: Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation and crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, by calling InstallVersion.compareTo with an object instead of a string.
- DSA-775: mozilla-firefox -- frame injection spoofing
- DSA-777: mozilla -- frame injection spoofing
- DSA-779: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-781: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-810: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200407-15: Opera: Multiple spoofing vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200507-14: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:120: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:120-1: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:127: Updated mozilla-thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:127-1: Updated mozilla-thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:128: Updated mozilla packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2004-421: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-586: firefox security update
- RHSA-2005-587: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-601: thunderbird security update
- SA11978: Multiple Browsers Frame Injection Vulnerability
- SA15601: Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox Frame Injection Vulnerability
- SA16043: Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA16044: Netscape Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA16059: Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2004:030: apache2: remote DoS condition
- SUSE-SA:2004:031: cups: remote code execution
- SUSE-SA:2004:032: apache2: remote denial-of-service
- SUSE-SA:2004:033: gtk2 gdk-pixbuf: remote code execution
- SUSE-SA:2004:034: XFree86-libs xshared: remote command execution
- SUSE-SA:2004:035: samba: remote file disclosure
- SUSE-SA:2004:036: mozilla: various vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2005:045: mozilla MozillaFirefox epiphany galeon: information leak
- SUSE-SA:2006:022: MozillaThunderbird various problems
- USN-149-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-149-2: Fixed Firefox packages for USN-149-1
- USN-149-3: Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-155-1: Mozilla vulnerabilities
- USN-155-2: Updated Epiphany packages to match Mozilla security update
- USN-155-3: Fixed mozilla locale packages
- USN-157-1: Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- USN-157-2: Updated Mozilla Thunderbird Enigmail plugin for Ubuntu 4.10
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1075: Mozilla Suite and Firefox Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- 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 Firefox 1.0.3
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.3
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.4.1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.5 rc2
- 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
- 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 Mozilla 1.7.3
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.5
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.6
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.7
- Mozilla Mozilla 1.7.8
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
- 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 SLES 9
Reported:
Jul 12, 2005
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