Description
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.1, Thunderbird 1.5 if running Javascript in mail, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by changing an element's style from position:relative to position:static, which causes Gecko to operate on freed memory.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.2-1 | — |
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1514 vdb-entry signature
- 18704 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-3749 vdb-entry
- 16476 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-0413 vdb-entry
- 1015570 vdb-entry
- 18700 third-party-advisory
- mozilla-element-change-memory-corruption(24431) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317934
- SSRT061236 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-02.html
- 22065 third-party-advisory