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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2007.0835 -- [Solaris]
Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in Layout Engine for Mozilla 1.7
24 October 2007
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Mozilla v1.7
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2006-5464
Ref: ESB-2006.0816
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-103121-1
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 103121
* Synopsis: Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in Layout
Engine for Mozilla 1.7
* Category: Security
* Product: Mozilla v1.7
* BugIDs: 6499440
* Avoidance: Workaround
* State: Workaround
* Date Released: 22-Oct-2007
* Date Closed:
* Date Modified:
1. Impact
The Layout Engine in the Mozilla 1.7 application (see mozilla(1))
contains multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities which may allow a
remote user who is able to create a web page which is visited by a
local user using the Mozilla browser, or who sends a specially crafted
email that is read by a local user using Mozilla, to either cause the
Mozilla application to crash or execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running Mozilla. The ability of a remote user
to cause the Mozilla application to crash is a type of Denial of
Service (DoS).
The following Mozilla advisory describes four separate memory
corruption issues:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-65.html
This Sun Alert corresponds to two of the issues described in the
Mozilla advisory above:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307809
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=351328
Also note that Mozilla 1.7 is not affected by the following two
vulnerabilities mentioned in the advisory:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310267
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=350370
Additional references that describe these issues can be found in the
following documents:
CVE-2006-5464 at http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-5464
CERT VU#495288 at http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/495288
CERT Security Alert TA06-312A at
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html
2. Contributing Factors
These issues can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10)
x86 Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10)
Note: Mozilla 1.4 may be vulnerable to one or more of these security
issues. Customers are advised to upgrade to Mozilla 1.7 to get the
security fixes once they are available.
To determine the version of Mozilla on a Solaris system, the following
command can be run:
% /usr/sfw/bin/mozilla -version
Mozilla 1.7, (Sun Java Desktop System), build 2005031721
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issues have been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
These vulnerabilities may be avoided by disabling Javascript:
1. Open the "Preferences" dialog from the Edit menu
2. Select the "Advanced" tree
3. Select the "Scripts & Plug-ins" leaf
4. Uncheck the "Navigator and Mail & Newsgroups" check boxes
5. Click the OK button.
5. Resolution
A final resolution is pending completion.
This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
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Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
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