Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1 and earlier does not prompt users before saving bookmarklets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the same-domain policy by tricking a user into saving a bookmarklet with a data: scheme, which is executed in the context of the last visited web 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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | epiphany-browser | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | epiphany-browser | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | epiphany-browser | No fix yet | — |
References
- 20070223 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox bookmark cross-domain surfingvulnerability mailing-list
- 20070221 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox bookmark cross-domain surfing vulnerability mailing-list
- 33803 vdb-entry
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ffbook
- 20070221 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox bookmark cross-domain surfing vulnerability mailing-list
- 2304 third-party-advisory
- 20070221 Firefox bookmark cross-domain surfing vulnerability mailing-list
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ffbook/
- http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/85728
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371179
- 22666 vdb-entry
- 20070221 Firefox bookmark cross-domain surfing vulnerability mailing-list