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FreeBSD : mozilla -- arbitrary code execution vulnerability (cbfde1cd-87eb-11d9-aa18-0001020eed82)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19121

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports :

Plugins (such as flash) can be used to load privileged content into a frame. Once loaded various spoofs can be applied to get the user to interact with the privileged content. Michael Krax's 'Fireflashing' example demonstrates that an attacker can open about:config in a frame, hide it with an opacity setting, and if the attacker can get the victim to click at a particular spot (design some kind of simple game) you could toggle boolean preferences, some of which would make further attacks easier.

The 'firescrolling' example demonstrates arbitrary code execution (in this case downloading a file) by convincing the user to scroll twice.

Workaround: Disable JavaScript.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.mikx.de

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-27/

http://www.nessus.org/u?47344c1a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19121

File Name: freebsd_pkg_cbfde1cd87eb11d9aa180001020eed82.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla-embedded, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla-firebird, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla-gtk, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla-gtk1, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla-gtk2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla-thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:netscape7, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phoenix, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:pt_br-netscape7, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ru-linux-mozillafirebird, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zhcn-linux-mozillafirebird, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zhtw-linux-mozillafirebird, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:de-linux-mozillafirebird, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:de-linux-netscape, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:de-netscape7, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:el-linux-mozillafirebird, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:fr-linux-netscape, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:fr-netscape7, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-linux-mozillafirebird-gtk1, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-linux-netscape, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-mozillafirebird-gtk2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-netscape7, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-mozilla, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-mozilla-devel, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-mozillafirebird, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-netscape, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-phoenix, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mozilla%2bipv6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0527