Multiple Mozilla products JavaScript layout engine denial of service

mozilla-layout-dos (30092) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey are vulnerable to a denial of service caused by a vulnerability in the layout engine. If JavaScript is enabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a victim's browser to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web page or open a malicious email.

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
  • Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta1
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.1
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.2
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.3
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.4
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.5
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.6
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.7
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Dev
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Beta
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0.1
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0.2
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0.3
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0.4
  • Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0.5
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.2
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.3
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.6
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.7
  • Novell, Linux Desktop 9
  • 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 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 8.0 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 8.0 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 9.0 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 9.0 SPARC
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
  • SuSE, SuSE SLED 10
  • SuSE, SuSE SLES 10

Remedy:

Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-64 for upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to DSA-1224-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to DSA-1227-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian Linux (Firefox):
Refer to DSA-1225-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200612-06 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200612-07 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200612-07 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (SeaMonkey):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200612-08 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

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

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • MFSA 2006-65, Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.8) at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-65.html.
  • Sun Alert ID: 103121, Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in Layout Engine for Mozilla 1.7 at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103121-1.
  • ASA-2006-244: thunderbird security update (RHSA-2006-0735)
  • ASA-2006-246: firefox security update (RHSA-2006-0733)
  • ASA-2006-247: seamonkey security update (RHSA-2006-0734)
  • ASA-2007-097: HP-UX Running Firefox Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02153)
  • ASA-2007-470: Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in Layout Engine for Mozilla 1.7 (Sun 103121)
  • BID-20957: Mozilla Client Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-5464: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the layout engine in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.
  • DSA-1224: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
  • DSA-1225: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
  • DSA-1227: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3748: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Mozilla Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4387: Mozilla Products Client-Side Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2007-1198: Netscape Browser Security Update Fixes Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3588: Sun Solaris Mozilla Layout Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0083: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200612-06: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200612-07: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200612-08: SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • MDKSA-2006:205: Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • MDKSA-2006:206: Updated Thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2006-0733: Critical: firefox security update
  • RHSA-2006-0734: Critical: seamonkey security update
  • RHSA-2006-0735: Critical: thunderbird security update
  • SA22722: Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA22770: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA22965: Avaya Messaging Storage Server Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA24711: Netscape Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA27328: Sun Solaris Mozilla Layout Engine Unspecified Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017177: Mozilla Seamonkey Layout Engine, XML Method, and JavaScript Engine Memory Errors May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017178: Mozilla Thunderbird Layout Engine, XML Method, and JavaScript Engine Memory Errors May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017179: Mozilla Firefox Layout Engine, XML Method, and JavaScript Engine Memory Errors May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SUSE-SA:2006:068: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8 release
  • US-CERT VU#495288: Mozilla products contain several unspecified errors in the layout engine
  • USN-381-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
  • USN-382-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Reported:

Nov 07, 2006

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