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Mozilla Products Addon Chrome-Loaded "about:blank" Cross-Context Scripting
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26288
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Release Date:
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2007-07-31
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Last Update:
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2007-12-20
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Popularity:
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17,846 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Mozilla Firefox 2.0.x
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.x
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.x
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla products, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of "about:blank" pages loaded by chrome in an addon. This can be exploited to execute script code under chrome privileges by e.g. clicking on a link opened in an "about:blank" window created and populated in certain ways by an addon.
Successful exploitation requires that certain addons are installed.
The vulnerability is reported in the following products and versions:
* Firefox 2.0.0.5
* Thunderbird 2.0.0.5
* Thunderbird 1.5.0.x
* SeaMonkey 1.1.3
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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