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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-11
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox: Remote compromise
Date: May 15, 2005
Bugs: #91859, #92393, #92394
ID: 200505-11

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Synopsis
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Several vulnerabilities in the Mozilla Suite and Firefox allow an
attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks or to execute
arbitrary code.

Background
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The Mozilla Suite is a popular all-in-one web browser that includes a
mail and news reader. Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation browser
from the Mozilla project.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/mozilla-firefox < 1.0.4 >=3D 1.0.4
2 www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin < 1.0.4 >=3D 1.0.4
3 www-client/mozilla < 1.7.8 >=3D 1.7.8
4 www-client/mozilla-bin < 1.7.8 >=3D 1.7.8
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4 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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The Mozilla Suite and Firefox do not properly protect "IFRAME"
JavaScript URLs from being executed in context of another URL in the
history list (CAN-2005-1476). The Mozilla Suite and Firefox also fail
to verify the "IconURL" parameter of the "InstallTrigger.install()"
function (CAN-2005-1477). Michael Krax and Georgi Guninski discovered
that it is possible to bypass JavaScript-injection security checks by
wrapping the javascript: URL within the view-source: or jar:
pseudo-protocols (MFSA2005-43).

Impact
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A malicious remote attacker could use the "IFRAME" issue to execute
arbitrary JavaScript code within the context of another website,
allowing to steal cookies or other sensitive data. By supplying a
javascript: URL as the "IconURL" parameter of the
"InstallTrigger.Install()" function, a remote attacker could also
execute arbitrary JavaScript code. Combining both vulnerabilities with
a website which is allowed to install software or wrapping javascript:
URLs within the view-source: or jar: pseudo-protocols could possibly
lead to the execution of arbitrary code with user privileges.

Workaround
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Affected systems can be protected by disabling JavaScript. However, we
encourage Mozilla Suite or Mozilla Firefox users to upgrade to the
latest available version.

Resolution
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All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Dwww-client/mozilla-firefox-1.0.=
4"

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose=20
">=3Dwww-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.0.4"

All Mozilla Suite users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Dwww-client/mozilla-1.7.8"

All Mozilla Suite binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Dwww-client/mozilla-bin-1.7.8"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1476
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename...DCAN-2005-1476
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-1477
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename...DCAN-2005-1477
[ 3 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2005-43
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-43.html

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-11.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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