Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7, allow remote web sites to install arbitrary extensions by using interactive events to manipulate the XPInstall Security dialog box.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | Mozilla | * | 0.9 (including) |
| Mozilla | Mozilla | * | 1.7 (including) |
| Thunderbird | Mozilla | * | 0.7 (including) |
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0264.html
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162020
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=109900315219363\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11999/
- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
- http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16623
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10032
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4403
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0264.html
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162020
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=109900315219363\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11999/
- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
- http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16623
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10032
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4403