Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100001
Revision Date:2007-03-21Version:3
Title:Install Function in Firefox and Mozilla Permits Arbitrary Code Execution
Description:The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.
Family:windowsClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2005-1477
Platform(s):Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Product(s):mozilla
Definition Synopsis
  • Firefox <= 1.0.3 or Mozilla Suite <= 1.7.7 is installed
  • Firefox version 1.0.3 or earlier is installed
  • OR Mozilla Suite version 1.7.7 or earlier is installed
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