Multiple Mozilla products layout engine code execution
| mozilla-layoutengine-code-execution (41445) |  High Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unspecified memory corruption vulnerability related to the layout engine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause a denial of service, if the attacker could persuade a victim to visit a malicious Web page or open a malicious HTML email message.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0 rc1
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0 Beta2
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0 rc3
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0 rc2
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0 Beta1
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.1
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.10
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.11
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.12
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.2
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.3
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.4
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.5
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.6
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.7
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.8
- Mozilla, Firefox 2.0.0.9
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1 Beta
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.0
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.1
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.2
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.3
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.4
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.5
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.6
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.7
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1.8
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.0
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.1
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.10
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.11
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.3
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.4
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.5
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.6
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.7
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.8
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 2.0.0.9
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell, SLE SDK 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 SPARC
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 x86
- Sun, OpenSolaris build snv_89 x86
- Sun, OpenSolaris build snv_89 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- SuSE, SLE SDK 10
Remedy:
Refer to MFSA 2008-15 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- MFSA 2008-15, Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.13) at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-15.html.
- Sun Alert ID: 238492, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris 10 Firefox may Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code and Access to Unauthorized Data at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238492-1.
- Sun Alert ID: 239546, Security Vulnerabilities in Thunderbird for Solaris May Result in Privilege Escalation or Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-239546-1.
- ASA-2008-142: firefox security update (RHSA-2008-0207)
- ASA-2008-143: seamonkey security update (RHSA-2008-0208)
- ASA-2008-146: thunderbird security update (RHSA-2008-0209)
- BID-28448: Mozilla Thunderbird/Seamonkey/Firefox 2.0.0.12 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1236: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the layout engine.
- DSA-1532: xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1534: iceape -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1535: iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1574: icedove -- several vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0998: Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Code Execution Issues
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0999: Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution and Cross Site Scripting Issues
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-2091: Sun Security Update Fixes Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:080: Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:155: Updated Thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:155-1: Updated Thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0207: Critical: firefox security update
- RHSA-2008-0208: Critical: seamonkey security update
- RHSA-2008-0209: Moderate: thunderbird security update
- SA29526: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA29547: Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA29548: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA30620: Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA31043: Sun Solaris Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019695: Mozilla Firefox Bugs in JavaScript Engine and Layout Engine May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2008:019: Mozilla Firefox security update
- USN-592-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-605-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 25, 2008
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