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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200605-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200605-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a6ca0d4ab50f --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200605-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200605-06"> + <title>Mozilla Firefox: Potential remote code execution</title> + <synopsis> + The Mozilla Firefox 1.5 line is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the + JavaScript extension which may in theory lead to remote execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mozilla-firefox</product> + <announced>2006-05-06</announced> + <revised count="01">2006-05-06</revised> + <bug>131138</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-client/mozilla-firefox" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.5.0.3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">1.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.0.3</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.5.0.3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">1.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.0.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation web browser from the + Mozilla project. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Martijn Wargers and Nick Mott discovered a vulnerability when + rendering malformed JavaScript content. The Mozilla Firefox 1.0 line is + not affected. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + If JavaScript is enabled, by tricking a user into visiting a + malicious web page which would send a specially crafted HTML script + that contains references to deleted objects with the "designMode" + property enabled, an attacker can crash the web browser and in theory + manage to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running + the browser. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Mozilla Firefox 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest + version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.3"</code> + <p> + All Mozilla Firefox 1.5 binary users should upgrade to the + latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1993">CVE-2006-1993</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-05-04T16:54:02Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-05-05T18:30:27Z"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-05-06T13:15:08Z"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |