Multiple Mozilla products EFX, SVG, and Canvas components integer overflows

mozilla-component-integer-overflow (24435) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium 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.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5.6
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 4.1
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

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.

References:

  • MFSA 2006-06: Integer overflows in E4X, SVG, and Canvas.
  • Mozilla Web site: The SeaMonkey Project.
  • Mozilla Web site: Mozilla 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

Platforms Affected:

  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 rc1
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 rc2
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 rc3
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta1
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Beta
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Dev
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5

Reported:

Feb 01, 2006

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