Multiple Mozilla products dynamic element change memory corruption
| mozilla-element-change-memory-corruption (24431) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption vulnerability that can occur when dynamically changing the style of an element from position:relative to position:static. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted Web page or HTML email containing malicious JavaScript.
Platforms Affected:
- 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, Firefox 1.0 rc2
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0 rc1
- 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, Firefox 1.0.7
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.8
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Beta
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5
Remedy:
For Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Firefox (1.5.0.1 or later), as listed in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-02. See References.
For SeaMonkey:
Upgrade to the latest version of SeaMonkey (1.0 or later), as listed in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-02. See References.
For Thunderbird:
User's should disable JavaScript until an upgrade is available.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- MFSA 2006-02, Changing postion:relative to static corrupts memory at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2006-02.html.
- Mozilla Web site, Mozilla Products at http://www.mozilla.org/products/.
- Mozilla Web site, The SeaMonkey Project at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/.
- mozilla.org Bugzilla Bug 317934, CVE-2006-0294 [FIX]Crash with evil testcase, switching from position:relative to static at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317934.
- ASA-2007-135: HP-UX Running Thunderbird Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (HPSBUX02156)
- BID-16476: Multiple Mozilla Products Memory Corruption/Code Injection/Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0294: Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.1, Thunderbird 1.5 if running Javascript in mail, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by changing an element's style from position:relative to position:static, which causes Gecko to operate on freed memory.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0413: Mozilla Products Multiple Memory Corruption and Security Bypass Issues
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3749: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SA18700: Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA18704: Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015570: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Feb 01, 2006
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