Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly handle the dropping of a tab element, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by establishing a content area and registering for drop events.
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 6.0 | iceape | 2.0.11-7 | DSA-2295-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | icedove | 3.0.11-1+squeeze4 | DSA-2297-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | iceweasel | 3.5.16-9 | DSA-2296-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.19-13 | DSA-2296-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox | 3.6.20-2.el6_1 | RHSA-2011:1164 |
| RHEL 6 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.20-2.el6_1 | RHSA-2011:1164 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.6.20-2.el5 | RHSA-2011:1164 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.20-2.el5 | RHSA-2011:1164 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.6.20-2.el4 | RHSA-2011:1164 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2011:1164 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2297-1 icedove - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2295-1 iceape - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2296-1 iceweasel - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2011:127 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-30.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=572129
- DSA-2297 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2011:0967 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2296 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2011:037 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:1164 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2295 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14358 vdb-entry signature