Bug 151722

Summary:	CAN-2005-0401 Drag and drop loading of privileged XUL
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3	Reporter:	Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component:	mozilla	Assignee:	Christopher Aillon <caillon>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Ben Levenson <benl>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	3.0	CC:	security-response-team
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	impact=moderate,source=mozilla,reported=20050321
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Description Josh Bressers 2005-03-21 20:42:31 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #151714 +++

A malicious page that could lure a user into dragging something (such
as a fake scrollbar) can bypass the restriction on opening privileged
XUL. The startup scripts in the XUL will run with enhanced privilege,
though the actions taken upon merely opening most XUL are benign. So
far no way to run arbitrary code supplied by the attacker has been
found, but this could be a stepping-stone to future attacks.

Workaround
Disable Javascript. Upgrade to the fixed version.

References
http://mikx.de/firescrolling2/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=285438

Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2005-03-21 20:49:12 UTC

This issue should also affect RHEL2.1

Comment 2 Mark J. Cox 2005-04-22 09:11:09 UTC

removing embargo

Comment 3 Josh Bressers 2005-04-28 19:11:27 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-2005-384.html