Security update for Mozilla

Knowledgebase

(Last modified: 10DEC2007)

solutions Security update for Mozilla SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (cdc4a6a740cfce018bc8945da9156808)

Applies to

Package: mozilla
mozilla-calendar
mozilla-cs
mozilla-deat
mozilla-devel
mozilla-dom-inspector
mozilla-hu
mozilla-irc
mozilla-lib64
mozilla-mail
mozilla-spellchecker
mozilla-venkman
mozilla-xmlterm
Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Novell Linux POS 9
Open Enterprise Server
Patch: patch-12008
Release: 20071210
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using the Mozilla suite should install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Description

This update fixes various security problems in the Mozilla suite:

The jar protocol handler in retrieves the inner URL regardless of its MIME type, and considers HTML documents within a jar archive to have the same origin as the inner URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a jar: URI. (MFSA 2007-37, CVE-2007-5947)
The update contains fixes for three bugs that improve the stability of the product. These crashes showed some evidence of memory corruption under certain circumstances and we presume that with enough effort at least some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (MFSA 2007-38, CVE-2007-5959)
Gregory Fleischer demonstrated that it was possible to generate a fake HTTP Referer header by exploiting a timing condition when setting the window.location property. This could be used to conduct a Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack against websites that rely only on the Referer header as protection against such attacks. (MFSA 2007-39, CVE-2007-5960)

Installation notes

This update is provided as RPM packages that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:

rpm -Fvh mozilla.rpm mozilla-calendar.rpm mozilla-cs.rpm mozilla-deat.rpm mozilla-devel.rpm mozilla-dom-inspector.rpm mozilla-hu.rpm mozilla-irc.rpm mozilla-lib64.rpm mozilla-mail.rpm mozilla-spellchecker.rpm mozilla-venkman.rpm mozilla-xmlterm.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

Disclaimer

The Origin of this information may be internal or external to Novell. Novell makes all reasonable efforts to verify this information. However, the information provided in this document is for your information only. Novell makes no explicit or implied claims to the validity of this information.

Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information.