Description
Firefox before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into saving a page as a Firefox sidebar panel, then using the sidebar panel to inject Javascript into a privileged page.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 1.0.2-1.4.1 | RHSA-2005:336 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2005:336 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- RHSA-2005:336 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100027 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2005-0296 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11868 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-31.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=284627
- 14654 third-party-advisory