[security bulletin] SSRT5940 rev.2 - HP-UX Mozilla remote, unauthorized user may execute privileged code
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HP SECURITY BULLETIN
HPSBUX01133 REVISION: 2
SSRT5940 rev.2 - HP-UX Mozilla remote, unauthorized user may
execute privileged code
NOTICE:
The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible.
INITIAL RELEASE:
03 October 2005
POTENTIAL SECURITY IMPACT:
Remote execution of privileged code
SOURCE:
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP-UX
running Mozilla, where a heap overflow could be exploited to allow
a remote, unauthorized user to execute privileged code.
REFERENCES:
->CAN-2005-2871, CAN-2005-0399, CAN-2005-0401, CAN-2005-0989,
CAN-2004-1316
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, B.11.22, B.11.23 running Mozilla versions
prior to 1.7.8.00.
BACKGROUND:
AFFECTED VERSIONS
Note: To determine if a system has an affected version,
search the output of "swlist -a revision -l fileset"
for an affected fileset. Then determine if the
recommended patch or update is installed.
HP-UX B.11.00
HP-UX B.11.11
HP-UX B.11.22
HP-UX B.11.23
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Mozilla.MOZ-COM
->action: install revision 1.7.8.00 or subsequent,
work around CAN-2005-2781
END AFFECTED VERSIONS
Revision 0 of this bulletin listed the following potential
vulnerabilities and recommended
Mozilla for HP-UX revision 1.7.3.02 :
CAN-2005-0401 MFSA 2005-32 Drag and drop loading of privileged
XUL
CAN-2005-0399 MFSA 2005-30 GIF heap overflow parsing Netscape
extension 2
CAN-2005-0989 MFSA 2005-33 Javascript "lambda" replace exposes
memory contents
CAN-2004-1316 MFSA 2005-06 Heap overrun handling malicious news:
URL
Mozilla for HP-UX revision 1.7.8.00 is now available, addressing
the following:
First Resolved in Mozilla 1.7.8
MFSA 2005-44 Privilege escalation via non-DOM property overrides
MFSA 2005-43 "Wrapped" javascript: urls bypass security checks
MFSA 2005-42 Code execution via javascript: IconURL
First Resolved in Mozilla 1.7.7
MFSA 2005-33 Javascript "lambda" replace exposes memory contents
MFSA 2005-35 Showing blocked javascript: popup uses wrong
privilege context
MFSA 2005-36 Cross-site scripting through global scope pollution
MFSA 2005-37 Code execution through javascript: favicons
MFSA 2005-38 Search plugin cross-site scripting
MFSA 2005-40 Missing Install object instance checks
MFSA 2005-41 Privilege escalation via DOM property overrides
First Resolved in Mozilla 1.7.6
MFSA 2005-32 Drag and drop loading of privileged XUL
MFSA 2005-30 GIF heap overflow parsing Netscape extension 2
MFSA 2005-29 Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) homograph
spoofing
MFSA 2005-28 Unsafe /tmp/plugtmp directory exploitable to erase
user's files
MFSA 2005-27 Plugins can be used to load privileged content
MFSA 2005-26 Cross-site scripting by dropping javascript: link on
tab
MFSA 2005-25 Image drag and drop executable spoofing
MFSA 2005-24 HTTP auth prompt tab spoofing
MFSA 2005-23 Download dialog source spoofing
MFSA 2005-21 Overwrite arbitrary files downloading .lnk twice
MFSA 2005-20 XSLT can include stylesheets from arbitrary hosts
MFSA 2005-18 Memory overwrite in string library
MFSA 2005-17 Install source spoofing with user:pass@host
MFSA 2005-16 Spoofing download and security dialogs with
overlapping windows
MFSA 2005-15 Heap overflow possible in UTF8 to Unicode conversion
MFSA 2005-14 SSL "secure site" indicator spoofing
MFSA 2005-13 Window Injection Spoofing
First Resolved in Mozilla 1.7.5
MFSA 2005-22 Download dialog spoofing using Content-Disposition
header
MFSA 2005-11 Mail client responds to cookie requests
MFSA 2005-09 Browser responds to proxy auth request from non-proxy
ssl server
MFSA 2005-08 Synthetic middle-click event can steal clipboard
contents
MFSA 2005-06 Heap overrun handling malicious news: URL
MFSA 2005-05 Input stealing from other tabs
MFSA 2005-04 Secure site lock can be spoofed using view-source:
MFSA 2005-03 Secure site lock can be spoofed by a binary download
MFSA 2005-02 Opened attachments are temporarily saved
world-readable
MFSA 2005-01 Link opened in new tab can load local file
More information about these potential vulnerabilities
can be found here:
<http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/
known-vulnerabilities.html#Mozilla>
RESOLUTION:
HP has made the following available to resolve the issue.
These updates are available on http://www.hp.com/go/mozilla :
Mozilla 1.7.8.00 for HP PA-RISC 11.0, 11i v1 (11.11) and
11i v2 (11.23)
Mozilla 1.7.8.00 for HP Integrity 11.22 (11i v1.6) and
HP-UX 11.23 (11i v2)
->A link to a work around for CAN-2005-2871 can be found here:
-> < http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/mozilla/index.html>.
->CAN-2005-2871 is also known as:
->MFSA 2005-57 IDN heap overrun using soft-hyphens
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - Update
Install Mozilla for HP-UX version 1.7.8.00 or subsequent.
->Then apply the workaround for:
-> CAN-2005-2781 MFSA 2005-57
-> IDN heap overrun using soft-hyphens
->The instructions for working around the vulnerability are here:
-> <http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/mozilla/index.html>.
BULLETIN REVISION HISTORY:
Revision 0: 19 April 2005
Initial release
Revision 1: 8 August 2005
Mozilla for HP-UX version 1.7.8.00 is available.
Revision 2: 3 October 2005
Added CAN-2005-2871.
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