CVE-2010-1585

CVE Details

Release Date:	2010-04-28
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

Description

The nsIScriptableUnescapeHTML.parseFragment method in the ParanoidFragmentSink protection mechanism in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, Thunderbird before 3.1.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12 does not properly sanitize HTML in a chrome document, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a javascript: URI in input to an extension, as demonstrated by a javascript:alert sequence in (1) the HREF attribute of an A element or (2) the ACTION attribute of a FORM element.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	9.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (firefox)	ELSA-2011-0310	2011-03-02
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2011-0310	2011-03-02
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2011-0310	2011-03-02
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2011-0310	2011-03-02
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2011-0311	2011-03-02
Oracle Linux version 6 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2011-0310	2011-03-02