__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Layout Engine [Sun Alert ID: 102885] April 20, 2007 14:00 GMT Number R-215 [REVISED 25 Apr 2007] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Multiple security vulnerabilities in the Layout Engine in Mozilla 1.7 may allow a remote user who is able to create pages that are viewed with the Mozilla browser to crash the appication or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Mozilla. PLATFORM: SPARC Platform Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8 and 9) without patch 120671-05 Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 10) x86 Platform Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8 and 9) without patch 120672-05 Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 10) Note: Mozilla 1.4 may be vulnerable to one or more of these security issues. Customers are advised to upgrade to Mozilla 1.7 to get these security fixes. DAMAGE: May allow a remote user to crash the application or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Mozilla. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. May allow a remote user to crash the ASSESSMENT: application or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Mozilla. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-215.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1 -26-102885-1 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2006-6497 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 04/25/2007 - revised R-215 to reflect changes Sun has made in Sun Alert ID: 102885 where they updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections and changed State to Resolved. [***** Start Sun Alert ID: 102885 *****] Sun(sm) Alert Notification Sun Alert ID: 102885 Synopsis: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Layout Engine for Solaris 8, 9 and 10 Category: Security Product: Mozilla v1.7, Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System, Solaris 8 Operating System BugIDs: 6508395 Avoidance: Patch State: Resolved Date Released: 18-Apr-2007, 23-Apr-2007 Date Closed: 23-Apr-2007 Date Modified: 23-Apr-2007 1. Impact Multiple security vulnerabilities in the Layout Engine in Mozilla 1.7 may allow a remote user who is able to create pages that are viewed with the Mozilla browser to crash the application or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Mozilla. The ability of a remote user to cause the Mozilla application to crash is a type of Denial of Service (DoS). These issues are described in the following documents: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-68.html CVE-2006-6497 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6497 CERT VU# 606260 at http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606260 2. Contributing Factors These issues can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8 and 9) without patch 120671-05 Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 10) without patch 119115-26 x86 Platform Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8 and 9) without patch 120672-05 Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 10) without patch 119116-26 Note: Mozilla 1.4 may be vulnerable to one or more of these security issues. Customers are advised to upgrade to Mozilla 1.7 to obtain these security fixes. To determine the version of Mozilla on a Solaris system, the following command can be run: % /usr/sfw/bin/mozilla -version Mozilla 1.7, (Sun Java Desktop System), build 2005031721 3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issues have been exploited. Solution Summary Top 4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. 5. Resolution These issues are addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8 and 9) with patch 120671-05 or later Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 10) with patch 119115-26 or later x86 Platform Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 8 and 9) with patch 120672-05 or later Mozilla 1.7 (for Solaris 10) with patch 119116-26 or later Change History 23-Apr-2007: Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections State: Resolved This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may or may not impact your system(s). 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