Multiple Mozilla products EFX, SVG, and Canvas components integer overflows
| mozilla-component-integer-overflow (24435) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in the EFX, SVG, and Canvas components. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted Web page or HTML email containing malicious JavaScript to cause memory corruption and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta1
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta2
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 rc2
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 rc3
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Beta
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Dev
- 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 2006-06, Integer overflows in E4X, SVG, and Canvas at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2006-06.html.
- Mozilla Web site, The SeaMonkey Project at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/.
- Mozilla Web site, Mozilla Products at http://www.mozilla.org/products/.
- 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-2006-0297: Multiple integer overflows in Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Thunderbird 1.5 if Javascript is enabled in mail, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) EscapeAttributeValue in jsxml.c for E4X, (2) nsSVGCairoSurface::Init in SVG, and (3) nsCanvasRenderingContext2D.cpp in Canvas.
- SA18700: Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA18704: Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015570: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0413: Mozilla Products Multiple Memory Corruption and Security Bypass Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3749: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 01, 2006
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