Multiple Mozilla products XML parser denial of service
| mozilla-xml-parser-dos (24436) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by an error in the XML parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted XML document to cause the application to crash and possibly obtain sensitive information.
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
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
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.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- MFSA 2006-07, Read beyond buffer while parsing XML at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2006-07.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-2006-0298: The XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.1 and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read sensitive data via unknown attack vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds read.
- 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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