Multiple Mozilla products event handlers cross-site scripting
| firefox-eventhandlers-xss (41455) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird 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 specially-crafted URL to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
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 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- 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
- 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 Beta
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.1
- 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 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 x86
- Sun, OpenSolaris 2008.5 SPARC
- Sun, OpenSolaris build_snv_89 SPARC
- Sun, OpenSolaris build_snv_89 x86
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- SuSE, SLE SDK 10
Remedy:
Refer to MFSA 2008-14 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 2008-14, JavaScript privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-14.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, Thunderbird at http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/.
- 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-2008-1234: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via event handlers, aka Universal XSS using event handlers.
- DSA-1532: xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1534: iceape -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1535: iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1574: icedove -- several 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: 1019694: Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2008:019: Mozilla Firefox security update
- US-CERT VU#466521: Mozilla JavaScript privilege escalation
- USN-592-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-605-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0998: Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Code Execution Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0999: Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution and Cross Site Scripting Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1793: Sun Security Update Fixes Firefox Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2091: Sun Security Update Fixes Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 25, 2008
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