(Sun Issues Advisory) Mozilla Firefox Executing Script Modification Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018458 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018458
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-5463
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 25 2007
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will modify a different script object during execution, causing arbitrary JavaScript bytecode to be executed on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the script object.
shutdown reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
Sun has issued an advisory for Solaris. Sun is working on a fix.
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103011-1
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-67.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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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: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:57:58 -0400
Subject: Security Vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7 May Allow Arbitrary JavaScript Commands to be Run
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103011-1
CVE-2006-5463
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