what you don't know can hurt you
Home Files News &[SERVICES_TAB]About Contact Add New

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200503-31

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200503-31
Posted Mar 25, 2005
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-31 - Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2 fixes new security vulnerabilities, including the remote execution of arbitrary code through malicious GIF images or sidebars. Versions less than 1.0.2 are affected.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2005-0399, CVE-2005-0401, CVE-2005-0402
SHA-256 | 34722b3781c6ab48eaf0417f7fafcb189d2c2197a5b82e98e2ee8224899dbde2

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200503-31

Change Mirror Download
This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156)
--------------enig1748988B0F00C81084BBFAED
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-31
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
http://security.gentoo.org/
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 25, 2005
Bugs: #86148
ID: 200503-31

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Synopsis
========

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2 fixes new security vulnerabilities, including the
remote execution of arbitrary code through malicious GIF images or
sidebars.

Background
==========

Mozilla Firefox is the popular next-generation browser from the Mozilla
project.

Affected packages
=================

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 www-client/mozilla-firefox < 1.0.2 >= 1.0.2
2 www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin < 1.0.2 >= 1.0.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

The following vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Firefox:

* Mark Dowd from ISS X-Force reported an exploitable heap overrun in
the GIF processing of obsolete Netscape extension 2 (CAN-2005-0399)

* Kohei Yoshino discovered that a page bookmarked as a sidebar could
bypass privileges control (CAN-2005-0402)

* Michael Krax reported a new way to bypass XUL security restrictions
through drag-and-drop of items like scrollbars (CAN-2005-0401)

Impact
======

* The GIF heap overflow could be triggered by a malicious GIF image
that would end up executing arbitrary code with the rights of the
user running Firefox

* By tricking the user into bookmarking a malicious page as a
Sidebar, a remote attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code
with the rights of the user running the browser

* By setting up a malicious website and convincing users to obey very
specific drag-and-drop instructions, attackers may leverage
drag-and-drop features to bypass XUL security restrictions, which
could be used as a stepping stone to exploit other vulnerabilities

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.0.2"

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.0.2"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0399
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0399
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-0401
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0401
[ 3 ] CAN-2005-0402
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0402
[ 4 ] Mozilla Security Advisories
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html

Availability
============

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-31.xml

Concerns?
=========

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
=======

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


--------------enig1748988B0F00C81084BBFAED
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc"

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFCRAvjvcL1obalX08RApogAKCC3t+lSd+pyUuf1rCtRxo7PbHm6ACeOIZN
4BrWzJXpiQ0It5MU4D6YgTQ=
=nKOo
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--------------enig1748988B0F00C81084BBFAED--
Login or Register to add favorites

File Archive:

March 2024

  • Su
  • Mo
  • Tu
  • We
  • Th
  • Fr
  • Sa
  • 1
    Mar 1st
    16 Files
  • 2
    Mar 2nd
    0 Files
  • 3
    Mar 3rd
    0 Files
  • 4
    Mar 4th
    32 Files
  • 5
    Mar 5th
    28 Files
  • 6
    Mar 6th
    42 Files
  • 7
    Mar 7th
    17 Files
  • 8
    Mar 8th
    13 Files
  • 9
    Mar 9th
    0 Files
  • 10
    Mar 10th
    0 Files
  • 11
    Mar 11th
    15 Files
  • 12
    Mar 12th
    19 Files
  • 13
    Mar 13th
    21 Files
  • 14
    Mar 14th
    38 Files
  • 15
    Mar 15th
    15 Files
  • 16
    Mar 16th
    0 Files
  • 17
    Mar 17th
    0 Files
  • 18
    Mar 18th
    10 Files
  • 19
    Mar 19th
    32 Files
  • 20
    Mar 20th
    46 Files
  • 21
    Mar 21st
    16 Files
  • 22
    Mar 22nd
    13 Files
  • 23
    Mar 23rd
    0 Files
  • 24
    Mar 24th
    0 Files
  • 25
    Mar 25th
    12 Files
  • 26
    Mar 26th
    31 Files
  • 27
    Mar 27th
    19 Files
  • 28
    Mar 28th
    42 Files
  • 29
    Mar 29th
    0 Files
  • 30
    Mar 30th
    0 Files
  • 31
    Mar 31st
    0 Files

Top Authors In Last 30 Days

File Tags

Systems

packet storm

© 2022 Packet Storm. All rights reserved.

Services
Security Services
Hosting By
Rokasec
close