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Debian testing security team - Advisory

DTSA-8-2

Date Reported:
September 1st, 2005
Affected Package:
mozilla-firefox
Vulnerability:
several vulnerabilities (update)
Problem-Scope:
remote
Debian-specific:
No
CVE:
CVE-2004-0718 CVE-2005-1937 CVE-2005-2260 CVE-2005-2261 CVE-2005-2262 CVE-2005-2263 CVE-2005-2264 CVE-2005-2265 CVE-2005-2266 CVE-2005-2267 CVE-2005-2268 CVE-2005-2269 CVE-2005-2270

More information:
We experienced that the update for Mozilla Firefox from DTSA-8-1 
unfortunately was a regression in several cases. Since the usual 
praxis of backporting apparently does not work, this update is 
basically version 1.0.6 with the version number rolled back, and hence 
still named 1.0.4-*. For completeness below is the original advisory 
text: 
 
Several problems were discovered in Mozilla Firefox: 
 
CVE-2004-0718 CVE-2005-1937 
 
A vulnerability has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox that allows remote 
attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript from one page into the frameset of 
another site. 
 
CVE-2005-2260 
 
The browser user interface does not properly distinguish between 
user-generated events and untrusted synthetic events, which makes it easier 
for remote attackers to perform dangerous actions that normally could only be 
performed manually by the user. 
 
CVE-2005-2261 
 
XML scripts ran even when Javascript disabled. 
 
CVE-2005-2262 
 
The user can be tricked to executing arbitrary JavaScript code by using a 
JavaScript URL as wallpaper. 
 
CVE-2005-2263 
 
It is possible for a remote attacker to execute a callback function in the 
context of another domain (i.e. frame). 
 
CVE-2005-2264 
 
By opening a malicious link in the sidebar it is possible for remote 
attackers to steal sensitive information. 
 
CVE-2005-2265 
 
Missing input sanitising of InstallVersion.compareTo() can cause the 
application to crash. 
 
CVE-2005-2266 
 
Remote attackers could steal sensitive information such as cookies and 
passwords from web sites by accessing data in alien frames. 
 
CVE-2005-2267 
 
By using standalone applications such as Flash and QuickTime to open a 
javascript: URL, it is possible for a remote attacker to steal sensitive 
information and possibly execute arbitrary code. 
 
CVE-2005-2268 
 
It is possible for a Javascript dialog box to spoof a dialog box from a 
trusted site and facilitates phishing attacks. 
 
CVE-2005-2269 
 
Remote attackers could modify certain tag properties of DOM nodes that could 
lead to the execution of arbitrary script or code. 
 
CVE-2005-2270 
 
The Mozilla browser family does not properly clone base objects, which allows 
remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. 
 
Note that this is the same set of security fixes put into stable in 
DSA-775 and DSA-779, and updated in DSA-779-2. 

For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version 1.0.4-2sarge3
For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version 1.0.6-3

This upgrade is recommended if you use mozilla-firefox.

If you have the secure testing lines in your sources.list, you can update by running this command as root:
apt-get update && apt-get install mozilla-firefox

The Debian testing security team does not track security issues for then stable (sarge) and oldstable (woody) distributions. If stable is vulnerable, the Debian security team will make an announcement once a fix is ready.

To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch/security-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch/security-updates main contrib non-free

The archive signing key can be downloaded from
http://testing-security.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc

For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer to http://testing-security.debian.net/

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