Mozilla XBL DOM object spoofing
| mozilla-xbl-dom-spoofing (22824) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mozilla could allow XBL scripts to execute arbitrary JavaScript. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted HTML that spoofs XML objects and create an XBL binding to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the system with elevated privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- 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 1.0
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.1
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.2
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.3
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.4
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.5
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.6
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.10
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.11
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.6
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.7
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.8
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- 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 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 OSS 10.0
Remedy:
For Mozilla Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox (1.0.7 or later), available from the Firefox Web page. See References.
For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Suite (1.7.12 or later), available from the Mozilla Suite Web page. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to DSA-868-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to DSA-866-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Firefox):
Refer to DSA-838-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to RHSA-2005:791-8 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-09-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-186-1, USN-186-2, USN-155-3 and USN-200-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:058 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Oct 20 2005 - 10:11:33 CDT, New Mozilla Thunderbird packages fix several vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-10/0228.html.
- Mozilla Firefox Download Web page, Firefox - Rediscover the web at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/.
- Mozilla Suite Web page, Mozilla Suite- The All-in-One Internet Application Suite at http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/.
- BID-14921: Mozilla Browser/Firefox DOM Objects Spoofing Vulnerability
- BID-15495: SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
- CVE-2005-2704: Firefox before 1.0.7 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to spoof DOM objects via an XBL control that implements an internal XPCOM interface.
- DSA-838: mozilla-firefox -- multiple vulnerabilities
- DSA-866: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-868: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200509-11: Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:169: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:170: Updated mozilla packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:174: Updated mozilla-thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-785: firefox security update
- RHSA-2005-789: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-791: thunderbird security update
- SA16911: Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA16917: Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1014954: Mozilla Firefox Integer/Buffer Overflows, Spoofing Bugs, and Access Control Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2005:058: mozillaMozillaFirefox: remote command execution
- USN-186-1: Mozilla and Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-186-2: Ubuntu 4.10 packages for USN-186-1 Firefox security update
- USN-200-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1824: Mozilla Suite and Firefox Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 22, 2005
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