Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird XMLDocument::load() weak security
| firefox-xmldocumentload-weak-security (57396) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the failure to check nsIContentPolicy by the XMLDocument::load() method. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load restricted resources.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Other
Remedy:
Refer to MFSA 2010-24 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- MFSA 2010-24: XMLDocument::load() doesn't check nsIContentPolicy.
- Sun Security Blog: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird .
- BID-39479: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey 'nsIContentPolicy' Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-0182: The XMLDocument::load function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.9 and 3.6.x before 3.6.2, Thunderbird before 3.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4 does not perform the expected nsIContentPolicy checks during loading of content by XML documents, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted content.
- DSA-2075: xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2010:070: firefox
- MDVSA-2010:070-1: firefox
- OSVDB ID: 63620: Mozilla Multiple Products XMLDocument::load Function nsIContentPolicy Check Restriction Bypass
- RHSA-2010-0500: Critical: firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2010-0501: Critical: firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- SA39136: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA39240: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA39242: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA39243: Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA42581: Oracle Solaris Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2010:021: Mozilla security update
- SUSE-SR:2010:013: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-921-1: Firefox 3.5 and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-0748: Mozilla Products Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-0849: Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Firefox and Xulrunner Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
- Debian Debian Linux 5.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5 X86_64
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2010 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2010
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Alpha
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta1
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta2
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta3
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta4
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.1
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.1
- Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
- Novell SLE SDK 10 SP2
- Novell SLE SDK 10
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- Sun Solaris 10
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
Reported:
Mar 30, 2010
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