Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0978 advisory.

    devhelp:

    [0.12-20]
    - Rebuild against xulrunner

    firefox:

    [3.0.4-1.0.1.el5]
    - Added firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js/firefox-oracle-default-bookmarks.html       Removed the corresponding files of Red Hat.
    - Added patch oracle-firefox-branding.patch
    - Update firstrun URL in spec file

    [3.0.4-5]
    - Update to Firefox 3.0.4
    - Removed firefox-2.0-getstartpage.patch (#454283)

    nss:

    [3.12.1.1-3]
    - Update to NSS_3_12_1_WITH_CKBI_1_72_RTM

    xulrunner:

    [1.9.0.4-1.0.1]
    - Added xulrunner-oracle-default-prefs.js

    [1.9.0.4-1]
    - Update to 1.9.0.4

    [1.9.0.2-6]
    - Enabled safe-browsing (#463157)

    yelp:

    [2.16.0-22]
    - rebuild against xulrunner

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201301-01 (Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox,       Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, NSS, GNU IceCat, and XULRunner. Please review the       CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web       page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a       Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able       to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information,       bypass restrictions and protection mechanisms, force file downloads,       conduct XML injection attacks, conduct XSS attacks, bypass the Same       Origin Policy, spoof URL&rsquo;s for phishing attacks, trigger a vertical       scroll, spoof the location bar, spoof an SSL indicator, modify the       browser&rsquo;s font, conduct clickjacking attacks, or have other unspecified       impact.
    A local attacker could gain escalated privileges, obtain sensitive       information, or replace an arbitrary downloaded file.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2008-0017, CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5019, CVE-2008-5021)

Several flaws were found in the way malformed content was processed. A web site containing specially crafted content could potentially trick a Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information.
(CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5023, CVE-2008-5024)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox opened 'file:' URIs. If a file:
URI was loaded in the same tab as a chrome or privileged 'about:' page, the file: URI could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-5015)

For technical details regarding these flaws, please see the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.0.4.

An updated firefox package that fixes various security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2008-0017, CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5019, CVE-2008-5021)

Several flaws were found in the way malformed content was processed. A web site containing specially crafted content could potentially trick a Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information.
(CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5023, CVE-2008-5024)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox opened 'file:' URIs. If a file:
URI was loaded in the same tab as a chrome or privileged 'about:' page, the file: URI could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-5015)

For technical details regarding these flaws, please see the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.0.4. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section.

All firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches that correct these issues.

This update brings the Mozilla Firefox browser to version 2.0.0.18.

It fixes following security issues :

  - The http-index-format MIME type parser     (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox     2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13     does not check for an allocation failure, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index     response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers     memory corruption and a buffer overflow. (CVE-2008-0017     / MFSA 2008-54)

  - Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x     before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not     properly change the source URI when processing a canvas     element and an HTTP redirect, which allows remote     attackers to bypass the same origin policy and access     arbitrary images that are not directly accessible to the     attacker. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to enumerate     software on the client by performing redirections     related to moz-icon. (CVE-2008-5012 / MFSA 2008-48)

  - Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash     module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which     allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a     crafted SWF file that 'dynamically unloads itself from     an outside JavaScript function,' which triggers an     access of an expired memory address. (CVE-2008-5013 /     MFSA 2008-49)

CVE-2008-5014 / MFSA 2008-50

jslock.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.2, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying the window.__proto__.__proto__ object in a way that causes a lock on a non-native object, which triggers an assertion failure related to the OBJ_IS_NATIVE function.

  - Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome     privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the     same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which     makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute     arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via     malicious code in a file that has already been saved on     the local system. (CVE-2008-5015 / MFSA 2008-51)

  - The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4,     Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an     assertion failure or other consequences. (CVE-2008-5016     / MFSA 2008-52)

  - Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser     engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x     before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and     SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.
    (CVE-2008-5017 / MFSA 2008-52)

  - The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before     3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x     before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     via vectors related to 'insufficient class checking' in     the Date class. CVE-2008-5019 / MFSA 2008-53: The     session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before     3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to     violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site     scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript     with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.
    CVE-2008-5021 / MFSA 2008-55: nsFrameManager in Firefox     3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,     Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code     by modifying properties of a file input element while it     is still being initialized, then using the blur method     to access uninitialized memory. (CVE-2008-5018 / MFSA     2008-52)

  - The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in     Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,     Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the     same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via     multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.
    (CVE-2008-5022 / MFSA 2008-56)

  - Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,     and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers     to bypass the protection mechanism for codebase     principals and execute arbitrary script via the
    -moz-binding CSS property in a signed JAR file.
    (CVE-2008-5023 / MFSA 2008-57)

  - Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before     2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey     1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote     characters used for XML processing, allows remote     attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the     default namespace in an E4X document. (CVE-2008-5024 /     MFSA 2008-58)

  - The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript     engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,     Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger     memory corruption, as demonstrated by     e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js. (CVE-2008-5052 / MFSA     2008-52)

This update also changes a previous security fix that removed functionality required by customers. This issue was MFSA 2007-34 'Possible file stealing through sftp protocol', where the fix just disabled sftp:// and smb:// blindly.

Those protocols can now reenabled selectively by changing the gconf property /apps/firefox/general/allowed_indirect_gnomevfs_loads to include smb:,sftp :

This update brings the Mozilla Firefox browser to version 3.0.4.

It fixes following security issues :

CVE-2008-0017 / MFSA 2008-54 :

The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 does not check for an allocation failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers memory corruption and a buffer overflow.

CVE-2008-5012 / MFSA 2008-48: Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly change the source URI when processing a canvas element and an HTTP redirect, which allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin policy and access arbitrary images that are not directly accessible to the attacker. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to enumerate software on the client by performing redirections related to moz-icon.

CVE-2008-5013 / MFSA 2008-49 :

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file that 'dynamically unloads itself from an outside JavaScript function,' which triggers an access of an expired memory address.

CVE-2008-5014 / MFSA 2008-50

jslock.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.2, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying the window.__proto__.__proto__ object in a way that causes a lock on a non-native object, which triggers an assertion failure related to the OBJ_IS_NATIVE function.

CVE-2008-5015 / MFSA 2008-51 :

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file:
URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

CVE-2008-5016 / MFSA 2008-52 :

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.

CVE-2008-5017 / MFSA 2008-52: Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.

CVE-2008-5018 / MFSA 2008-52: The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to 'insufficient class checking' in the Date class. CVE-2008-5019 / MFSA 2008-53: The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.
CVE-2008-5021 / MFSA 2008-55: nsFrameManager in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying properties of a file input element while it is still being initialized, then using the blur method to access uninitialized memory.

CVE-2008-5022 / MFSA 2008-56: The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.

CVE-2008-5023 / MFSA 2008-57: Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the protection mechanism for codebase principals and execute arbitrary script via the -moz-binding CSS property in a signed JAR file.

CVE-2008-5024 / MFSA 2008-58: Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.

CVE-2008-5052 / MFSA 2008-52: The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated by e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js.

Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in the latest Mozilla Firefox 3.x, version 3.0.4 (CVE-2008-0017, CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5015, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5019, CVE-2008-5021, CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5023, CVE-2008-5024).

This update provides the latest Mozilla Firefox 3.x to correct these issues.

Liu Die Yu discovered an information disclosure vulnerability in Firefox when using saved .url shortcut files. If a user were tricked into downloading a crafted .url file and a crafted HTML file, an attacker could steal information from the user's cache.
(CVE-2008-4582)

Georgi Guninski, Michal Zalewsk and Chris Evans discovered that the same-origin check in Firefox could be bypassed. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker could obtain private information from data stored in the images, or discover information about software on the user's computer. This issue only affects Firefox 2. (CVE-2008-5012)

It was discovered that Firefox did not properly check if the Flash module was properly unloaded. By tricking a user into opening a crafted SWF file, an attacker could cause Firefox to crash and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affects Firefox 2. (CVE-2008-5013)

Jesse Ruderman discovered that Firefox did not properly guard locks on non-native objects. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker could cause a browser crash and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affects Firefox 2. (CVE-2008-5014)

Luke Bryan discovered that Firefox sometimes opened file URIs with chrome privileges. If a user saved malicious code locally, then opened the file in the same tab as a privileged document, an attacker could run arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges. This issue only affects Firefox 3.0. (CVE-2008-5015)

Several problems were discovered in the browser, layout and JavaScript engines. These problems could allow an attacker to crash the browser and possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
(CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018)

David Bloom discovered that the same-origin check in Firefox could be bypassed by utilizing the session restore feature. An attacker could exploit this to run JavaScript in the context of another site or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges.
(CVE-2008-5019)

Justin Schuh discovered a flaw in Firefox's mime-type parsing. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker could send a crafted header in the HTTP index response, causing a browser crash and execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2008-0017)

A flaw was discovered in Firefox's DOM constructing code. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker could cause the browser to crash and potentially execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2008-5021)

It was discovered that the same-origin check in Firefox could be bypassed. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker could execute JavaScript in the context of a different website. (CVE-2008-5022)

Collin Jackson discovered various flaws in Firefox when processing stylesheets which allowed JavaScript to be injected into signed JAR files. If a user were tricked into opening malicious web content, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the signed JAR or of a different website. (CVE-2008-5023)

Chris Evans discovered that Firefox did not properly parse E4X documents, leading to quote characters in the namespace not being properly escaped. (CVE-2008-5024).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update brings the Mozilla Firefox browser to version 2.0.0.18.

It fixes following security issues :

CVE-2008-0017 / MFSA 2008-54 :

The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 does not check for an allocation failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers memory corruption and a buffer overflow.

CVE-2008-5012 / MFSA 2008-48: Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly change the source URI when processing a canvas element and an HTTP redirect, which allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin policy and access arbitrary images that are not directly accessible to the attacker. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to enumerate software on the client by performing redirections related to moz-icon.

CVE-2008-5013 / MFSA 2008-49 :

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file that 'dynamically unloads itself from an outside JavaScript function,' which triggers an access of an expired memory address.

CVE-2008-5014 / MFSA 2008-50

jslock.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.2, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying the window.__proto__.__proto__ object in a way that causes a lock on a non-native object, which triggers an assertion failure related to the OBJ_IS_NATIVE function.

CVE-2008-5015 / MFSA 2008-51 :

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file:
URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

CVE-2008-5016 / MFSA 2008-52 :

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.

CVE-2008-5017 / MFSA 2008-52: Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.

CVE-2008-5018 / MFSA 2008-52: The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to 'insufficient class checking' in the Date class. CVE-2008-5019 / MFSA 2008-53: The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.
CVE-2008-5021 / MFSA 2008-55: nsFrameManager in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying properties of a file input element while it is still being initialized, then using the blur method to access uninitialized memory.

CVE-2008-5022 / MFSA 2008-56: The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.

CVE-2008-5023 / MFSA 2008-57: Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the protection mechanism for codebase principals and execute arbitrary script via the -moz-binding CSS property in a signed JAR file.

CVE-2008-5024 / MFSA 2008-58: Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.

CVE-2008-5052 / MFSA 2008-52: The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated by e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js.

This update brings the Mozilla Firefox browser to version 2.0.0.18.

It fixes following security issues :

  - The http-index-format MIME type parser     (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox     2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13     does not check for an allocation failure, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index     response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers     memory corruption and a buffer overflow. (CVE-2008-0017     / MFSA 2008-54)

  - Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x     before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not     properly change the source URI when processing a canvas     element and an HTTP redirect, which allows remote     attackers to bypass the same origin policy and access     arbitrary images that are not directly accessible to the     attacker. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to enumerate     software on the client by performing redirections     related to moz-icon. (CVE-2008-5012 / MFSA 2008-48)

  - Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash     module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which     allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a     crafted SWF file that 'dynamically unloads itself from     an outside JavaScript function,' which triggers an     access of an expired memory address. (CVE-2008-5013 /     MFSA 2008-49)

CVE-2008-5014 / MFSA 2008-50

jslock.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.2, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying the window.__proto__.__proto__ object in a way that causes a lock on a non-native object, which triggers an assertion failure related to the OBJ_IS_NATIVE function.

  - Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome     privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the     same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which     makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute     arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via     malicious code in a file that has already been saved on     the local system. (CVE-2008-5015 / MFSA 2008-51)

  - The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4,     Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an     assertion failure or other consequences. (CVE-2008-5016     / MFSA 2008-52)

  - Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser     engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x     before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and     SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.
    (CVE-2008-5017 / MFSA 2008-52)

  - The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before     3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x     before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     via vectors related to 'insufficient class checking' in     the Date class. CVE-2008-5019 / MFSA 2008-53: The     session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before     3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to     violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site     scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript     with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.
    (CVE-2008-5018 / MFSA 2008-52)

  - nsFrameManager in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x     before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and     SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute     arbitrary code by modifying properties of a file input     element while it is still being initialized, then using     the blur method to access uninitialized memory.
    (CVE-2008-5021 / MFSA 2008-55)

  - The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in     Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,     Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the     same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via     multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.
    (CVE-2008-5022 / MFSA 2008-56)

  - Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,     and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers     to bypass the protection mechanism for codebase     principals and execute arbitrary script via the
    -moz-binding CSS property in a signed JAR file.
    (CVE-2008-5023 / MFSA 2008-57)

  - Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before     2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey     1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote     characters used for XML processing, allows remote     attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the     default namespace in an E4X document. (CVE-2008-5024 /     MFSA 2008-58)

  - The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript     engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,     Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x     before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger     memory corruption, as demonstrated by     e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js. (CVE-2008-5052 / MFSA     2008-52)

Versions of Mozilla Thunderbird prior to 2.0.0.18 are affected by the following vulnerabilities :

 - The canvas element can be used in conjunction with an HTTP redirect to bypass same-origin restrictions and gain access to the content in arbitrary images from other domains. (MFSA 2008-48)
 - By tampering with the 'window.__proto__' object, one can cause the browser to place a lock on a non-native object, leading to a crash and possible code execution. (MFSA 2008-50)
 - There are several stability bugs in the browser engine that may lead to crashes with evidence of memory corruption. (MFSA 2008-52)
 - Crashes and remote code execution in nsFrameManager are possible by modifying certain properties of a file input element before it has finished initializing. (MFSA 2008-55)
 - The same-origin check in 'nsXMLHttpRequest: : NotifyEventListeners()' can be bypassed. (MFSA 2008-56)
 - There is an error in the method used to parse the default namespace in an E4X document caused by quote characters in the namespace not being properly escaped. (MFSA 2008-58)
 - Scripts in a malicious mail message can access the .document URI and .textContext DOM properties. (MFSA 2008-59)

Updated firefox and xulrunner packages that fix various security issues are now available for Fedora Core 9. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Fedora Security Response Team. Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser. Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2008-0017, CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5019, CVE-2008-5021) Several flaws were found in the way malformed content was processed. A website containing specially crafted content could potentially trick a Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5023, CVE-2008-5024) A flaw was found in the way Firefox opened 'file:' URIs. If a file: URI was loaded in the same tab as a chrome or privileged 'about:' page, the file: URI could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-5015) For technical details regarding these flaws, please see the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.0.4[1]. All firefox users and users of packages depending on xulrunner[2] should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain patches that correct these issues. [1] http://www.mozilla.org/security/known- vulnerabilities/firefox30.html#firefox3.0.4 [2] cairo-dock chmsee devhelp epiphany epiphany-extensions evolution-rss galeon gnome-python2-extras gnome- web-photo google-gadgets gtkmozembedmm kazehakase Miro mozvoikko mugshot ruby- gnome2 totem yelp Provides Python bindings for libgdl on PPC64. This update fixes a build break.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The Mozilla Foundation reports :

MFSA 2008-58 Parsing error in E4X default namespace

MFSA 2008-57 -moz-binding property bypasses security checks on codebase principals

MFSA 2008-56 nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners() same-origin violation

MFSA 2008-55 Crash and remote code execution in nsFrameManager

MFSA 2008-54 Buffer overflow in http-index-format parser

MFSA 2008-53 XSS and JavaScript privilege escalation via session restore

MFSA 2008-52 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.4/1.8.1.18)

MFSA 2008-51 file: URIs inherit chrome privileges when opened from chrome

MFSA 2008-50 Crash and remote code execution via __proto__ tampering

MFSA 2008-49 Arbitrary code execution via Flash Player dynamic module unloading

MFSA 2008-48 Image stealing via canvas and HTTP redirect

MFSA 2008-47 Information stealing via local shortcut files

MFSA 2008-46 Heap overflow when canceling newsgroup message

MFSA 2008-44 resource: traversal vulnerabilities

MFSA 2008-43 BOM characters stripped from JavaScript before execution

MFSA 2008-42 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.2/1.8.1.17)

MFSA 2008-41 Privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution

MFSA 2008-38 nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect() same-origin violation

MFSA 2008-37 UTF-8 URL stack-based buffer overflow

The installed version of SeaMonkey is earlier than 1.1.13.  Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues : 

  - Locally saved '.url' shortcut files can be used to read information stored in the local cache. (MFSA 2008-47)
  - By tampering with the window.__proto__.__proto__ object, one can cause the browser to place a lock on a non-native object, leading to a crash and possible code execution. (MFSA 2008-50)
  - 'file: ' URIs are given chrome privileges when opened in the same tab as a chrome page or privileged 'about: ' page, which could allow an attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges. (MFSA 2008-51)
  - There are several stability bugs in the browser engine that may lead to crashes with evidence of memory corruption. (MFSA 2008-52)
  - The browser's session restore feature can be used to violate the same-origin policy and run JavaScript in the context of another site. (MFSA 2008-53)
  - There is a buffer overflow that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted 200 header line in the HTTP index response. (MFSA 2008-54)
  - Crashes and remote code execution in nsFrameManager are possible by modifying certain properties of a file input element before it has finished initializing. (MFSA 2008-55)
  - The same-origin check in 'nsXMLHttpRequest: : NotifyEventListeners()' can be bypassed. (MFSA 2008-56)
  - The '-moz-binding' CSS property can be used to bypass security checks that validate codebase principals. (MFSA 2008-57)
  - There is an error in the method used to parse the default namespace in an E4X document caused by quote characters in the namespace not being properly escaped. (MFSA 2008-58)

The installed version of Firefox 3.0 is earlier than 3.0.4.  Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues : 

 - Locally saved '.url' shortcut files can be used to read information stored in the local cache. (MFSA 2008-47)
  - By tampering with the window.__proto__.__proto__ object, one can cause the browser to place a lock on a non-native object, leading to a crash and possible code execution. (MFSA 2008-50)
  - 'file: ' URIs are given chrome privileges when opened in the same tab as a chrome page or privileged 'about: ' page, which could allow an attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges. (MFSA 2008-51)
  - There are several stability bugs in the browser engine that may lead to crashes with evidence of memory corruption. (MFSA 2008-52)
  - The browser's session restore feature can be used to violate the same-origin policy and run JavaScript in the context of another site. (MFSA 2008-53)
  - There is a buffer overflow that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted 200 header line in the HTTP index response. (MFSA 2008-54)
  - Crashes and remote code execution in nsFrameManager are possible by modifying certain properties of a file input element before it has finished initializing. (MFSA 2008-55)
  - The same-origin check in 'nsXMLHttpRequest: : NotifyEventListeners()' can be bypassed. (MFSA 2008-56)
  - The '-moz-binding' CSS property can be used to bypass security checks that validate codebase principals. (MFSA 2008-57)
  - There is an error in the method used to parse the default namespace in an E4X document caused by quote characters in the namespace not being properly escaped. (MFSA 2008-58)

The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 2.0.0.18.  Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues : 

 - Locally saved '.url' shortcut files can be used to read information stored in the local cache. (MFSA 2008-47)
  - The canvas element can be used in conjunction with an HTTP redirect to bypass same-origin restrictions and gain access to the content in arbitrary images from other domains. (MFSA 2008-48)
  - Arbitrary code execution is possible via Flash Player dynamic module unloading. (MFSA 2008-49)
  - By tampering with the window.__proto__.__proto__ object, one can cause the browser to place a lock on a non-native object, leading to a crash and possible code execution. (MFSA 2008-50)
  - There are several stability bugs in the browser engine that may lead to crashes with evidence of memory corruption. (MFSA 2008-52)
  - The browser's session restore feature can be used to violate the same-origin policy and run JavaScript in the context of another site. (MFSA 2008-53)
  - There is a buffer overflow that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted 200 header line in the HTTP index response. (MFSA 2008-54)
  - Crashes and remote code execution in nsFrameManager are possible by modifying certain properties of a file input element before it has finished initializing. (MFSA 2008-55)
  - The same-origin check in 'nsXMLHttpRequest: : NotifyEventListeners()' can be bypassed. (MFSA 2008-56)
  - The '-moz-binding' CSS property can be used to bypass security checks that validate codebase principals. (MFSA 2008-57)
  - There is an error in the method used to parse the default namespace in an E4X document caused by quote characters in the namespace not being properly escaped. (MFSA 2008-58)

The installed version of Firefox 3.0 is earlier than 3.0.4.  Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues :

  - Locally saved '.url' shortcut files can be used to read     information stored in the local cache. (MFSA 2008-47)

  - 'file:' URIs are given chrome privileges when opened in     the same tab as a chrome page or privileged 'about:'     page, which could allow an attacker to run arbitrary     JavaScript with chrome privileges. (MFSA 2008-51)

  - There are several stability bugs in the browser engine     that could lead to crashes with evidence of memory     corruption. (MFSA 2008-52)

  - The browser's session restore feature can be used to     violate the same-origin policy and run JavaScript in     the context of another site. (MFSA 2008-53)

  - There is a buffer overflow that can be triggered by     sending a specially crafted 200 header line in the HTTP     index response. (MFSA 2008-54)

  - Crashes and remote code execution in nsFrameManager are     possible by modifying certain properties of a file     input element before it has finished initializing.
    (MFSA 2008-55)

  - The same-origin check in     'nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners()' can be     bypassed. (MFSA 2008-56)

  - The '-moz-binding' CSS property can be used to bypass     security checks which validate codebase principals.
    (MFSA 2008-57)

  - There is an error in the method used to parse the     default namespace in an E4X document caused by quote     characters in the namespace not being properly escaped.
    (MFSA 2008-58)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 / 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2008:0978 advisory.

  - Mozilla buffer overflow in http-index-format parser (CVE-2008-0017)

  - Mozilla crash and remote code execution via __proto__ tampering (CVE-2008-5014)

  - Mozilla file: URIs inherit chrome privileges (CVE-2008-5015)

  - Mozilla crash with evidence of memory corruption (CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018)

  - Mozilla XSS via session restore (CVE-2008-5019)

  - Mozilla crash and remote code execution in nsFrameManager (CVE-2008-5021)

  - Mozilla nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners() same-origin violation (CVE-2008-5022)

  - Mozilla -moz-binding property bypasses security checks on codebase principals (CVE-2008-5023)

  - Mozilla parsing error in E4X default namespace (CVE-2008-5024)

  - security flaw (CVE-2008-5052)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
67766	Oracle Linux 5 : firefox (ELSA-2008-0978)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
63402	GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
60494	Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	critical
43715	CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0978)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
41465	SuSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (ZYPP Patch Number 5826)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
39884	openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-334)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
37572	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : firefox (MDVSA-2008:230)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	critical
36711	Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities (USN-667-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
34957	openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-5812)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
34941	SuSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (ZYPP Patch Number 5786)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
4762	Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	SMTP Clients	medium
34778	Fedora 9 : Miro-1.2.7-2.fc9 / cairo-dock-1.6.3.1-1.fc9.1 / chmsee-1.0.1-6.fc9 / devhelp-0.19.1-6.fc9 / etc (2008-9669)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
34771	FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (f29fea8f-b19f-11dd-a55e-00163e000016)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	critical
4753	SeaMonkey < 1.1.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	medium
4752	Mozilla Firefox 3.x < 3.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	medium
4751	Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	medium
34767	Firefox 3.0.x < 3.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
34764	RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2008:0978)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium

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