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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0373 -- UNIRAS Brief - 362/05
Two Mozilla Firefox Vulnerabilities
10 May 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 and prior
Publisher: UNIRAS
Operating System: BSD variants
Linux variants
Mac OS X
UNIX variants
Windows
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Cross-site Scripting
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
Original Bulletin:
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20050509-00392.html
Comment: While no official Mozilla patch exists for these vulnerabilities,
AusCERT recommends that users uncheck the "Enable JavaScript" and
"Allow web sites to install software" checkboxes from the "Web
Features" options menu.
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UNIRAS (UK Govt CERT) Briefing Notice - 362/05 dated 09.05.05 Time: 16:05
UNIRAS is part of NISCC (National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre)
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UNIRAS material is also available from its website at www.uniras.gov.uk and
Information about NISCC is available from www.niscc.gov.uk
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Two Mozilla Firefox Vulnerabilities
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UNIRAS have been made aware of two vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox. Proof of concept
code is publicly available. As the issue is still developing, you may wish to visit the
following pages for up to date information:
MOZILLA.ORG
"Security Advisory (May 8, 2005) The Mozilla Foundation is aware of two potentially critical
Firefox security vulnerabilities as reported publicly Saturday, May 7th. There are currently
no known active exploits of these vulnerabilities although a "proof of concept" has been
reported. Changes to the Mozilla Update web service have been made to mitigate the risk of
an exploit. Mozilla is aggressively working to provide a more comprehensive solution to
these potential vulnerabilities and will provide that solution in a forthcoming security
update. Users can further protect themselves today by temporarily disabling JavaScript or
disabling "Allow web sites to install software" option in Tools > Options > Web Features."
http://www.mozilla.org/security/#Security_Alerts
SECUNIA.COM
Rating: Extremely Critical (5/5)
"Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious
people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks and compromise a user's system."
"The vulnerabilities have been confirmed in version 1.0.3. Other versions may also be
affected."
http://secunia.com/advisories/15292/
UNIRAS are continuing to monitor the situation, and will provide additional
information as and when it becomes available.
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