National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-1477

Overview

The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#648758

Name: VU#648758

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2005-0493

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/0493

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 15292

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/15292

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691

External Source: XF

Name: mozilla-javascript-code-execution(20443)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/20443

External Source: BID

Name: 13544

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html

Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1013913

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913

External Source: MISC

Name: http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm

Hyperlink:http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm

External Source: MISC

Name: http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm

Hyperlink:http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm

External Source: BID

Name: 15495

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2005:435

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2005:434

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20050508 Firefox Remote Compromise Technical Details

Hyperlink:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20050508 Firefox Remote Compromise Leaked

Hyperlink:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2

External Source: SCO

Name: SCOSA-2005.49

Hyperlink:ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001