Multiple Mozilla products crypto.generateCRMFRequest code execution
| mozilla-generatecrmfrequest-code-execution (25812) |  High Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird, Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unspecified vulnerability in the crypto.generateCRMFRequest method. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malicious Web site to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system with the privileges of the victim.
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 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- 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
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta2
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.1
- 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 Beta
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
- 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 Beta2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- 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 Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-24 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- MFSA 2006-24, Privilege escalation using crypto.generateCRMFRequest at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-24.html.
- Mozilla Web site, The SeaMonkey Project at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/.
- Mozilla Web site, Firefox - Rediscover the Web at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/.
- Mozilla Web site, Mozilla Suite at http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/.
- Mozilla Web site, Thunderbird at http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/.
- Sun Alert ID: 102550, Multiple Security Vulnerabilites in Mozilla 1.4 and 1.7 for Solaris and for Sun JDS for Linux at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1.
- Sun Alert ID: 200630, Multiple Security Vulnerabilites in Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 8, 9, and 10 at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200630-1.
- ASA-2006-085: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird security update (RHSA-2006-0328 RHSA-2006-0329 RHSA-2006-330)
- ASA-2006-259: HP-UX Firefox Vulnerabilities
- ASA-2007-026: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 8 9 and 10 (Sun 102763)
- ASA-2007-097: HP-UX Running Firefox Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02153)
- ASA-2007-135: HP-UX Running Thunderbird Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (HPSBUX02156)
- BID-17516: Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1728: Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the crypto.generateCRMFRequest method.
- DSA-1044: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1046: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1051: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-1356: Mozilla Products Memory Corruption and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3391: Sun Security Update Fixes Mozilla Browser Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3748: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Mozilla Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3749: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-0058: Sun Solaris Mozilla Multiple Client-Side Buffer Overflow and Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0083: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200604-12: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200604-18: Mozilla Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200605-09: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:075: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix numerous 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
- SA19649: Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015922: Mozilla Browser Suite crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method Lets Remote Users Install and Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1015923: Mozilla Seamonkey crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method Lets Remote Users Install and Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1015924: Mozilla Thunderbird crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method Lets Remote Users Install and Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1015925: Mozilla Firefox crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method Lets Remote Users Install and Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2006:021: Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla suite various security problems
- SUSE-SA:2006:022: MozillaThunderbird various problems
- US-CERT VU#932734: Mozilla crypto.generateCRMFRequest() vulnerability
- USN-271-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-275-1: Mozilla vulnerabilities
- USN-276-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 13, 2006
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