Joey Hess
2005-Sep-01 17:40 UTC
[secure-testing-announce] [DTSA-8-2] New mozilla-firefox packages fix several vulnerabilities (update)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-8-2 http://secure-testing.debian.net secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org Joey Hess September 1st, 2005 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : mozilla-firefox Vulnerability : several vulnerabilities (update) Problem-Scope : remote Debian-specific: No CVE ID : CAN-2004-0718 CAN-2005-1937 CAN-2005-2260 CAN-2005-2261 CAN-2005-2262 CAN-2005-2263 CAN-2005-2264 CAN-2005-2265 CAN-2005-2266 CAN-2005-2267 CAN-2005-2268 CAN-2005-2269 CAN-2005-2270 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: CAN-2004-0718 CAN-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. CAN-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. CAN-2005-2261 XML scripts ran even when Javascript disabled. CAN-2005-2262 The user can be tricked to executing arbitrary JavaScript code by using a JavaScript URL as wallpaper. CAN-2005-2263 It is possible for a remote attacker to execute a callback function in the context of another domain (i.e. frame). CAN-2005-2264 By opening a malicious link in the sidebar it is possible for remote attackers to steal sensitive information. CAN-2005-2265 Missing input sanitising of InstallVersion.compareTo() can cause the application to crash. CAN-2005-2266 Remote attackers could steal sensitive information such as cookies and passwords from web sites by accessing data in alien frames. CAN-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. CAN-2005-2268 It is possible for a Javascript dialog box to spoof a dialog box from a trusted site and facilitates phishing attacks. CAN-2005-2269 Remote attackers could modify certain tag properties of DOM nodes that could lead to the execution of arbitrary script or code. CAN-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. 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. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-security-updates etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-security-updates etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free The archive signing key can be downloaded from http://secure-testing.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc To install the update, run this command as root: apt-get update && apt-get install mozilla-firefox For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer to http://secure-testing.debian.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDFzpj2tp5zXiKP0wRAlH9AKCjKz09tgpG+q7MExESFjmFS/259gCfVdwq T0XYqrIxblprjkeusMYiAgs=DUVQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----