Mozilla Firefox -moz-binding CSS Property Bug Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Checks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021189 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021189
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-5023
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 13 2008
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.0.0.18, 3.x prior to 3.0.4
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can bypass codebase principal security checks.
A remote user can replace a stylesheet in a signed JAR that uses relative paths and then invoke the -moz-binding property to inject arbitrary scripting code into the JAR file. The code can then be executed with the privileges of the signed JAR (in the security context of arbitrary sites).
SeaMonkey is also affected.
Collin Jackson reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can bypass codebase principal security checks to execute arbitrary scripting code in the context of an arbitrary site.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued fixes (2.0.0.18, 3.0.4).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-57.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-57.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:53:35 -0500
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-57.html
CVE-2008-5023
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