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Update Scanner Extension for Firefox Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA36321
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Release Date:
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2009-08-24
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Popularity:
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721 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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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: | Update Scanner 3.x (extension for Firefox)
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Update Scanner extension for Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
Input passed via a web page is not properly sanitised before being rendered in "chrome:" context (chrome://updatescan/content/diffPage.xul). This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary Javascript code in "chrome:" context.
Successful exploitation requires that a user monitors a web page that is controlled by an attacker.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.0.3
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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