Title: Mozilla Suite And Firefox Blocked Pop-Up Window Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Mozilla Suite is a collection of applications including a Web browser and an email client. Mozilla Firefox is a Web browser that supports tabbed browsing. These applications are available for Linux, Apple Mac OS, and Microsoft Windows platforms. Both Mozilla Suite and Firefox support pop-up window blocking and allow users to view the blocked windows at their convenience.
A remote script code execution vulnerability affects Mozilla Suite and Mozilla Firefox. This issue is due to a failure of the application to execute JavaScript in blocked pop-up windows securely.
The problem presents itself when an unsuspecting user chooses to view a pop-up window that was blocked by the affected browser. Apparently any JavaScript included in the viewed pop-up window will execute with the privileges of the unsuspecting user, facilitating malicious code execution.
An attacker may be able to exploit this issue to execute arbitrary script code with the privileges of an unsuspecting user that activated the affected Web browser. This may facilitate the installation and execution of malicious applications, subsequently facilitating unauthorized access.
It should be noted that this issue was previously reported in BID 13208 (Mozilla Suite Multiple Code Execution, Cross-Site Scripting, And Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities); it has been assigned its own BID.
Affected Products:
- Gentoo Linux
- HP HP-UX B.11.00
- HP HP-UX B.11.11
- HP HP-UX B.11.11
- HP HP-UX B.11.22
- HP HP-UX B.11.23
- HP Tru64 5.1.0 A PK6
- HP Tru64 5.1.0 A PK6 (BL24)
- HP Tru64 5.1.0 B-2 PK4
- HP Tru64 5.1.0 B-2 PK4 (BL25)
- HP Tru64 5.1.0 b PK4
- Linux kernel 2.4.19
- Linux kernel 2.4.21
- Linux kernel 2.6.5
- MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0.0
- MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0.0 x86_64
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 10.1.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 10.1.0 x86_64
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 10.2.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 10.2.0 x86_64
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.0
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.0 alpha
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.0 beta
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.0 rc1
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.0 rc2
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.0 rc3
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.1
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.2
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.3
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.4
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.5
- Mozilla Browser 1.7.6
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10.0
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.8.0
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.0
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.0 rc
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.0
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
- Netscape Navigator 7.0.0
- Netscape Navigator 7.0.2
- Netscape Navigator 7.1.0
- Netscape Navigator 7.2.0
- Netscape Netscape 7.0.0
- Netscape Netscape 7.1.0
- Netscape Netscape 7.2.0
- RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1.0
- RedHat Desktop 3.0.0
- RedHat Desktop 4.0.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
- RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
- RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
- RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
- RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
- RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
- RedHat Fedora Core1
- RedHat Fedora Core2
- RedHat Fedora Core3
- RedHat Linux 7.3.0
- RedHat Linux 7.3.0 i386
- RedHat Linux 7.3.0 i686
- RedHat Linux 9.0.0 i386
- S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 1.0.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 8
- S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 9
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0.0 x86_64
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1.0 x86_64
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2.0 x86_64
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3.0
- S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0.0
- SCO Unixware 7.1.4
- SGI ProPack 3.0.0
- Slackware Linux -current
- Slackware Linux 10.0.0
- Slackware Linux 10.1.0
- Slackware Linux 9.1.0
- Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0.0
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0.0
- Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0.0 4 amd64
- Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0.0 4 i386
- Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0.0 4 powerpc
References:
- Mozilla: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2005-35 - Showing blocked javascript: pop
- Mozilla: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2005-37 - Code execution through javascrip
- Mozilla Foundation: Mozilla Homepage
- Netscape: Security Alerts
- Red Hat: RHSA-2005:384-11 - Mozilla security update
- RedHat: RHSA-2005:383-07 - firefox security update
- RedHat: RHSA-2005:386-08 - Mozilla security update
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