Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200606-12 / mozilla-firefox
Release Date	June 11, 2006
Latest Revision	June 11, 2006: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
www-client/mozilla-firefox	< 1.5.0.4	>= 1.5.0.4	All supported architectures
www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin	< 1.5.0.4	>= 1.5.0.4	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #135254

Synopsis

Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox allow privilege escalations for JavaScript code, cross site scripting attacks, HTTP response smuggling and possibly the execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation web browser from the Mozilla project.

Description

A number of vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Firefox. For details please consult the references below.

Impact

By enticing the user to visit a malicious website, a remote attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript Code into the user's browser, execute JavaScript code with elevated privileges and possibly execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.4"

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.2

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.4"

Note: There is no stable fixed version for the Alpha architecture yet. Users of Mozilla Firefox on Alpha should consider unmerging it until such a version is available.

4. References

Updated June 11, 2006

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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