SeaMonkey < 1.1.16 XSL Transformation Overflow DoS

high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800872

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The installed version of SeaMonkey is earlier than 1.1.16. An XSL transformation vulnerability in such versions can be leveraged with a specially crafted stylesheet to crash the browser or to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1.16 or higher.

See Also

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-14.html

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-12.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 800872

Family: Web Clients

Nessus ID: 36130

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1169

BID: 34235