Multiple Mozilla products valueOf.call() and valueOf.apply() cross-site scripting

mozilla-valueof-xss (25820)

Medium Risk

Description:

Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird, Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey, are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by calling the valueOf.call() or valueOf.apply() function without an argument to bypass same-origin policy restrictions and execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

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
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta2
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta1
• 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 Beta
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.5
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.6
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.7
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5
• Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5 Beta2
• Novell, Linux Desktop 9
• Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
• 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 2006-19 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 2006-19, Cross-site scripting using .valueOf.call() at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-19.html.
• Mozilla Web site, Firefox - Rediscover the Web at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/.
• Mozilla Web site, The SeaMonkey Project at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/.
• 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.
• ASA-2006-085: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird security update (RHSA-2006-0328 RHSA-2006-0329 RHSA-2006-330)
• BID-17516: Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2006-1731: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 returns the Object class prototype instead of the global window object when (1) .valueOf.call or (2) .valueOf.apply are called without any arguments, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
• 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
• 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
• 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

Reported:

Apr 13, 2006

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