Multiple Mozilla products event handler cross-site scripting

mozilla-eventhandler-xss (25806) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird, Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey, are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper handling of JavaScript by multiple event handlers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a modal alert to suspend an event handler, the eval() function, the new Script() function, or the eval() function with window.__proto__ to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials or other sensitive information.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.5
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 2.6
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-09 for upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to DSA-1046-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux (Firefox):
Refer to DSA-1044-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to DSA-1051-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-05-09 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-12 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-18 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-271-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Sun Solaris 10:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Sun Alert ID: 102550. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:021 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • MFSA 2006-09: Cross-site JavaScript injection using event handlers.
  • Mozilla Web site: Firefox - Rediscover the Web.
  • Mozilla Web site: The SeaMonkey Project.
  • Mozilla Web site: Mozilla Suite.
  • Mozilla Web site: Thunderbird.
  • Sun Alert ID: 102550: Multiple Security Vulnerabilites in Mozilla 1.4 and 1.7 for Solaris and for Sun JDS for Linux.
  • ASA-2006-085: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird security update (RHSA-2006-0328 RHSA-2006-0329 RHSA-2006-330)
  • CVE-2006-1741: Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript into other sites by (1) using a modal alert to suspend an event handler while a new page is being loaded, (2) using eval(), and using certain variants involving (3) new Script; and (4) using window.__proto__ to extend eval, aka cross-site JavaScript injection.
  • DSA-1044: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
  • DSA-1046: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
  • DSA-1051: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200604-12: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200604-18: Mozilla Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200605-09: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • MDKSA-2006:076: Updated mozilla packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
  • MDKSA-2006:078: Updated mozilla-thunderbird packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2006-0328: firefox security update
  • RHSA-2006-0329: mozilla security update
  • RHSA-2006-0330: thunderbird security update
  • SA19631: Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SUSE-SA:2006:021: Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla suite various security problems
  • SUSE-SA:2006:022: MozillaThunderbird various problems
  • USN-271-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
  • USN-275-1: Mozilla vulnerabilities
  • USN-276-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1356: Mozilla Products Memory Corruption and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
  • Debian Debian Linux 3.1
  • Gentoo Linux
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 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 Firefox 1.0.7
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta1
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5
  • Mozilla Mozilla Suite 1.7.10
  • Mozilla Mozilla Suite 1.7.11
  • Mozilla Mozilla Suite 1.7.12
  • Mozilla Mozilla Suite 1.7.6
  • Mozilla Mozilla Suite 1.7.7
  • Mozilla Mozilla Suite 1.7.8
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Beta
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.3
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.4
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5 Beta
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
  • Novell Linux Desktop 9
  • Novell UnitedLinux 1.0
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9

Reported:

Apr 13, 2006

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