Description
Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 does not clearly associate a Javascript dialog box with the web page that generated it, which allows remote attackers to spoof a dialog box from a trusted site and facilitates phishing attacks, aka the "Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability."
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | devhelp +1 | 0.9.2-2.4.6 | RHSA-2005:587 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 1.0.6-1.4.1 | RHSA-2005:586 |
Advisories 7
- RHSA-2005:586 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:587 Red Hat Security Advisory: mozilla security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-779-2 mozilla-firefox - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-810-1 mozilla - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-779-1 mozilla-firefox - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DTSA-8-2 mozilla-firefox - several vulnerabilities (update) Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DTSA-14-1 mozilla - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-810 vendor-advisory
- 15489 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2005:018 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-54.html
- FLSA:160202 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1313 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2005:587 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100005 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2005-1075 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2005:045 vendor-advisory
- http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_origin_vulnerability_test/
- 14242 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2005:586 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1268 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10517 vdb-entry signature