73193 : Mozilla Multiple Products Non-whitelisted Site Install Dialog Triggering Weakness
Printer | http://osvdb.org/73193 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability

Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
4	683	almost 2 years ago	5 months ago	15 times	65%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-06-21

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-2370" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Mozilla Firefox before 5.0 does not properly enforce the whitelist for the xpinstall functionality, which allows remote attackers to trigger an installation dialog for a (1) add-on or (2) theme via unspecified vectors.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade Firefox to 5 or higher and SeaMonkey to 2.2 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Mozilla Organization	Firefox	4
Mozilla Organization	SeaMonkey	2.1

References

OVAL ID: 14278
CVE ID: 2011-2370 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 44972 45007 45147 51766
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00001.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201301-01.xml
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645699 [ Auth Req'd ]
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-28.html

Tools & Filters

	55288 55419

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-07-01 | Disagree?

Comments

Add Comment Hide Add Comment

No Comments.

The database information may change without any notice. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition, and there are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the copyright holder or distributor (OSVDB or OSF) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.