Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.0.9 and 1.1.2, allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks by using the addEventListener method to add an event listener for a site, which is executed in the context of that site.
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 5.0 | iceape | 1.0.10~pre070720-0etch1+lenny1 | DTSA-47-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | iceweasel | 2.0.0.5-0etch1+lenny1 | DTSA-45-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.8.0.13~pre070720-0etch3+lenny1 | DTSA-51-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | iceape | 1.0.9-0etch1 | DSA-1300-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | iceweasel | 2.0.0.4-0etch1 | DSA-1308-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | xulrunner | 1.8.0.12-0etch1 | DSA-1306-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | devhelp +1 | 0.12-11.el5 | RHSA-2007:0400 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 1.5.0.12-1.el5 | RHSA-2007:0400 |
| RHEL 5 | yelp | 2.16.0-15.el5 | RHSA-2007:0400 |
| RHEL 4 | devhelp +1 | 0.10-0.8.el4 | RHSA-2007:0402 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 1.5.0.12-0.1.el4 | RHSA-2007:0400 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.9-2.el4 | RHSA-2007:0402 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.1.el3 | RHSA-2007:0402 |
| RHEL 2 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.9-0.1.el2 | RHSA-2007:0402 |
Advisories 8
- RHSA-2007:0400 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2007:0402 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DTSA-51-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1300-1 iceape Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1306-1 xulrunner Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DTSA-47-1 iceape - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1308-1 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DTSA-45-1 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1308 vendor-advisory
- 35136 vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2007:120 vendor-advisory
- 20070531 FLEA-2007-0023-1: firefox mailing-list
- 25647 third-party-advisory
- 25469 third-party-advisory
- HPSBUX02153 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2007:036 vendor-advisory
- 25491 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200706-06 vendor-advisory
- 25635 third-party-advisory
- 1018160 vdb-entry
- 25534 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-1994 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2007:0400 vendor-advisory
- SSA:2007-152-02 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-16.html
- 25533 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1306 vendor-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1424
- 25858 third-party-advisory
- USN-468-1 vendor-advisory
- 1018161 vdb-entry
- 25476 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2007:126 vendor-advisory
- 24242 vdb-entry
- 25750 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1300 vendor-advisory
- 25559 third-party-advisory
- mozilla-addeventlistener-xss(34614) vdb-entry
- 25490 third-party-advisory
- 25488 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2007:0402 vendor-advisory
- TA07-151A third-party-advisory
- 25685 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9547 vdb-entry signature