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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2007.0560 -- [Solaris]
Security Vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7 May Allow Arbitrary
JavaScript Commands to be Run
29 October 2007
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Mozilla v1.7
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris 8, 9 and 10
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2006-5463
Ref: ESB-2006.0816
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-103011-1
Revision History: October 29 2007: Impact section updated
October 10 2007: Patches released for Solaris 8 and 9
September 25 2007: Patches released for Solaris 10
July 26 2007: Initial Release
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 103011
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7 May Allow
Arbitrary JavaScript Commands to be Run
* Category: Security
* Product: Mozilla v1.7
* BugIDs: 6499437
* Avoidance: Patch
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 24-Jul-2007, 08-Oct-2007
* Date Closed: 08-Oct-2007
* Date Modified: 21-Sep-2007, 08-Oct-2007, 22-Oct-2007
1. Impact
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mozilla 1.7 may allow a
remote user who has created a web page visited by a local user using
Mozilla, or who has sent a specially crafted e-mail read by a local
user using Mozilla to execute arbitrary JavaScript commands with the
privileges of that user.
This vulnerability is described in the following Mozilla advisory:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-67.html
This issue is also described in the following documents:
CVE-2006-5463 at http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-5463
CERT VU#714496 at http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/714496
CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-312A at
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 8 and 9 without patch 120671-07
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 10 without patch 119115-31
x86 Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 8 and 9 without patch 120672-07
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 10 without patch 119116-31
Note: Mozilla 1.4 may be vulnerable to this issue. Customers are
advised to upgrade to Mozilla 1.7 to get the security fix once it is
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
issue has been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
To avoid this issue until patches can be applied, JavaScript may be
disabled with the following steps:
1. Open the "Preferences" dialog box from the "Edit" menu in the
Mozilla browser
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
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 8 and 9 with patch 120671-07 or later
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 10 with patch 119115-31 or later
x86 Platform
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 8 and 9 with patch 120672-07 or later
* Mozilla 1.7 for Solaris 10 with patch 119116-31 or later
A final resolution is pending completion.
Change History
21-Sep-2007:
* Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections
08-Oct-2007:
* Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections
* State: Resolved
22-Oct-2007:
* Updated Impact section for clarification
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