Mozilla is an open source Web browser, advanced email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor. Firefox is a popular open source Web browser. Thunderbird is a popular open source email, newsgroup and RSS client.
Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird were found to contain multiple bugs in the way they handled malformed javascript. Malicious web pages could alter the content of an unrelated open website, allowing for possible cross-site scripting attacks or information theft. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the following names to these issues: CVE-2006-1731, CVE-2006-1732, CVE-2006-1741
Numerous issues were discovered in how Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird handle select javascript actions. Malicious web pages could run arbitrary javascript commands with the permissions of "chrome", thus allowing for browser malware to be installed or information theft. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the following names to these issues: CVE-2006-1727, CVE-2006-1728, CVE-2006-1733, CVE-2006-1734, CVE-2006-1735, CVE-2006-1742
Multiple bugs were discovered in how Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird handle malformed web pages. In certain instances, a malicious web page or HTML email could cause arbitrary code to be executed with the same permissions of the user running the Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the following names to these issues: CVE-2006-0292 CVE-2006-0296 CVE-2006-0749 CVE-2006-1724 CVE-2006-1730 CVE-2006-1737 CVE-2006-1738 CVE-2006-1739
Mozilla and Firefox were found to contain a bug in the way they display the secure site icon. In select instances, the possibility exists that a user could falsely believe they are viewing a secure site. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-1740 to the issue.
The way Mozilla and Firefox allow javascript mutation events on "input" form elements was found to contain a bug which, when exploited by a malicious web page, could allow for an arbitrary file to be uploaded to the user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-1729 to the issue.
A bug was found in the manner in which Thunderbird processes particular in-line content in HTML formatted email messages. This bug would allow a remote attacker to format a special email that, when viewed, would fetch remote content, even when Thunderbird's option for fetching remote content is disabled. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-1045 to the issue.
No Avaya System products are vulnerable, as Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird are not installed by default.
More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in these security advisory issued by RedHat Linux:
Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.
In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendors guidance:
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya Interactive Response(IR) | All | None | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected packages may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the IR application. The IR application does not require the software described in this advisory. |
| CVLAN | All | None | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected packages may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the CVLAN application. The CVLAN application does not require the software described in this advisory. |
| Avaya Integrated Management Suite(IMS) | All | None | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected packages may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the IMS application. The IMS application does not require the software described in this advisory. |
Recommended Actions:
Avaya recommends that customers follow
recommended actions supplied by the Operating System vendor (e.g.
RedHat
Linux) or remove the affected packages.
Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.
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V 1.0 - April 24, 2006 - Initial Statement issued.
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