(Sun Issues Fix for Thunderbird) Mozilla Firefox window.onerror DOM API Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022227 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022227
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-5507
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 15 2009
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information. Mozilla Thunderbird is affected.
A remote user can create a specially crafted same-domain JavaScript URL that, when loaded by the target user, will redirect to an off-domain target resource on the target user's system and access potentially sensitive information via the window.onerror DOM API.
Thunderbird and SeaMonkey are affected.
Chris Evans of Google Security Team reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information.
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Solution:
Sun has issued a fix for Thunderbird, which is affected by this vulnerability.
SPARC Platform
* Thunderbird 2.0 (for Solaris 10) with patch 125541-04 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_105 or later
x86 Platform
* Thunderbird 2.0 (for Solaris 10) with patch 125542-04 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_105 or later
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-258748-1
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-65.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:
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