(Red Hat Issues Fix) Firefox Wrapped 'javascript:' URLs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1014033 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1014033
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CVE Reference:
CAN-2005-1531
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 23 2005
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 1.0.4
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Firefox web browser in the processing of 'javascript:' URLs. A remote user can bypass certain security checks.
A remote user can create a specially crafted 'view-source:' protocol URL or 'jar:' protocol URL that includes a 'javascript:' URL that, when loaded by the target user, will execute scripting code with privileges. Arbitrary code can be executed.
No further details were provided.
The vendor credits Michael Krax, Georgi Guninski, and L. David Baron with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's computer.
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Solution:
Red Hat has released a fix.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
bfa8af9ed21d9a3827f866b841a783cc firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
71dbb17fce1828eb3f46114d05272fa8 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ppc.rpm
s390:
534c7d82c927c24aae9f37acbcdcd4ea firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.s390.rpm
s390x:
dbdfe11ecc3482691f0674a83ccbb82e firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
bfa8af9ed21d9a3827f866b841a783cc firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
bfa8af9ed21d9a3827f866b841a783cc firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-43.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, State error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Red Hat Enterprise)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 05:56 -0400
Subject: [RHSA-2005:434-01] Important: firefox security update
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Hash: SHA1
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:434-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
Issue date: 2005-05-23
Updated on: 2005-05-23
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2005-1476 CAN-2005-1477 CAN-2005-1531 CAN-2005-1532
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1. Summary:
Updated firefox packages that fix various security bugs are now available.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
3. Problem description:
Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.
Several bugs were found in the way Firefox executes javascript code.
Javascript executed from a web page should run with a restricted access
level, preventing dangerous actions. It is possible that a malicious web
page could execute javascript code with elevated privileges, allowing
access to protected data and functions. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2005-1476,
CAN-2005-1477, CAN-2005-1531, and CAN-2005-1532 to these issues.
Please note that the effects of CAN-2005-1477 are mitigated by the default
setup, which allows only the Mozilla Update site to attempt installation of
Firefox extensions. The Mozilla Update site has been modified to prevent
this attack from working. If other URLs have been manually added to the
whitelist, it may be possible to execute this attack.
Users of Firefox are advised to upgrade to this updated package which
contains Firefox version 1.0.4 which is not vulnerable to these issues.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
bfa8af9ed21d9a3827f866b841a783cc firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
71dbb17fce1828eb3f46114d05272fa8 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ppc.rpm
s390:
534c7d82c927c24aae9f37acbcdcd4ea firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.s390.rpm
s390x:
dbdfe11ecc3482691f0674a83ccbb82e firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
bfa8af9ed21d9a3827f866b841a783cc firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
4f9b4bd723aba8d5293d00aac34c1b86 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
b68ad59036bb0b74fea8c5d53ea39438 firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
bfa8af9ed21d9a3827f866b841a783cc firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
33a6987f34b973610f9dab1a0efb59ed firefox-1.0.4-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
6. References:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox1.0.4
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1476
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1477
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1531
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1532
7. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc.
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