Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'loadSubScript()' Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:49852

Info

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'loadSubScript()' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 49852
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-3004
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 28 2011 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:11PM
Credit: David Rees
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.4
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1b2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1 Alpha3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1 Alpha2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1 Alpha1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 6
Mozilla Firefox 5.0
Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta1
Mozilla Firefox 4.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.4
Mozilla Firefox 7

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'loadSubScript()' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey are prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to bypass security protections and perform privilege-escalation attacks through affected add-ons.

This issue is fixed in:

Firefox 7.0
SeaMonkey 2.4

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 49800 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2011-36 through -45 Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record for better documentation.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'loadSubScript()' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'loadSubScript()' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011

References

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'loadSubScript()' Security Bypass Vulnerability

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