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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0826 -- [Solaris]
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla
17 October 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: mozilla
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris 8, 9 and 10
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CAN-2005-2871
Ref: ESB-2005.703
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-101952-1
Revision History:
June 16 2006: Sun has updated advisory with fixes for Solaris 8, 9 and JDS
October 17 2005: Initial Release
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 101952
* Synopsis: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla
* Category: Security
* Product: Solaris 10 Operating System, Sun Java Desktop System
Release 2, Mozilla 1.4 for Solaris
* BugIDs: 6281360, 6282170, 6282190, 6284465
* Avoidance: Patch, Workaround, Upgrade
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 14-Oct-2005, 31-May-2006
* Date Closed: 31-May-2006
* Date Modified: 17-Oct-2005, 31-May-2006, 09-Jun-2006
1. Impact
Multiple security vulnerabilities in certain versions of Mozilla
(listed below), may result in one or more of the following issues:
1. A buffer overflow exists that may allow a remote unprivileged user
the ability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local
user when that local user has loaded an X Bitmap (XBM) format image
file or an ICO (Icon Image) image file supplied by an untrusted user
or website. [Sun CR 6281360]
This issue is described in the following documents:
* http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050614-00488.html?lang=
en
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295457
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245631
2. A security vulnerability may allow a malicious website to crash the
Mozilla browser when the user drags an image across multiple windows.
[Sun CR 6282190]
This issue is described in the following document:
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288006
3. A security vulnerability may allow a malicious website to inject
content into a frame. This is known as the "frame injection
vulnerability". [Sun CR 6282170]
This issue is described in the following documents:
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=296850
* http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-51.html
4. A security vulnerability may allow a malicious website to hang the
Mozilla web browser creating a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing a
table with large rowspans or colspans. [Sun CR 6284465]
This issue is described in the following document:
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141818
2. Contributing Factors
These issues can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Mozilla 1.4 downloaded from the Sun Download Center (SDC) (for
Solaris 8 and Solaris 9)
* Solaris 10 without patch 119115-10
x86 Platform
* Mozilla 1.4 downloaded from the Sun Download Center (SDC) (for
Solaris 8 and Solaris 9)
* Solaris 10 without patch 119116-10
Linux
* Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2 without patch 118492-04
Note: Solaris 7 is not affected by these issues.
The described issues only occur with the following Mozilla versions:
* Mozilla 1.4 downloaded from the Sun Download Center (SDC)
* Mozilla 1.7 bundled with Solaris 10
Note: Mozilla 1.4 downloaded from the Sun Download Center (SDC) is
affected by issues numbered 1, 2, and 4 (Sun CRs 6281360, 6282190,
and 6284465) above.
To determine the version of Mozilla installed on a system, the
following command can be used:
% /usr/sfw/bin/mozilla -version
Mozilla 1.7, (Sun Java Desktop System), build 2005082415
To determine the release of JDS for Linux installed on a system, the
following command can be used:
% cat /etc/sun-release
Sun Java Desktop System, Release 2 -build 10b (GA)
Assembled 30 March 2004
To determine the version of Mozilla for Linux, run the following
command on JDS:
% rpm -qf /usr/bin/mozilla
mozilla-1.4.1-226
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
arbitrary code execution issue (item #1 above) or the frame injection
vulnerability (item #3 above) have been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
To reduce the chances of some of the above issues from occurring, turn
off "image display" by doing the following:
1. Select "Preferences" under the browser's "Edit" menu
2. In the "Preferences" window, select the "Privacy and Security"
category
3. Click on "Images"
4. From the Images window, select "Do not load any images"
5. Click "ok"
5. Resolution
These issues are addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 SDC (for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9)
* Solaris 10 with patch 119115-10 or later
x86 Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 SDC (for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9)
* Solaris 10 with patch 119116-10 or later
Linux Platform
* Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2 with patch 118492-04 or
later
Mozilla 1.7 for solaris 8 and Solaris 9 is available for download at:
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/browser/getmozilla17.xml
The JDS Linux patch 118492-04 is available at:
http://wwwa.sun.com/services/jds-entitlement/
Change History
17-Oct-2005:
* Updated Impact section
31-May-2006:
* State: Resolved
* Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections
09-Jun-2006:
* Updated Product field
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