Bug 147735

Summary:	CAN-2005-0231 firefox javascript tab security bypass
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	Reporter:	Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component:	firefox	Assignee:	Christopher Aillon <caillon>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	4.0	CC:	eric.eisenhart
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OS:	Linux
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Description Josh Bressers 2005-02-10 20:41:58 UTC

Firefox 1.0 does not invoke the Javascript Security Manager when a user drags a
javascript: URL to a tab, which could allos remote attackers to bypass the
security model.

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110781134617144&w=2
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280056

Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2005-03-01 19:02:02 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html