Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.24 and 4.x through 7.0 and Thunderbird before 3.1.6 and 5.0 through 7.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted text with Shift JIS encoding.
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 | 2.0.11-9 | DSA-2342-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | icedove | 3.0.11-1+squeeze6 | DSA-2345-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | iceweasel | 3.5.16-11 | DSA-2341-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.19-15 | DSA-2341-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox | 3.6.24-3.el6_1 | RHSA-2011:1437 |
| RHEL 6 | thunderbird | 3.1.16-2.el6_1 | RHSA-2011:1439 |
| RHEL 6 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.24-2.el6_1.1 | RHSA-2011:1437 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.6.24-3.el5_7 | RHSA-2011:1437 |
| RHEL 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-27.el5_7 | RHSA-2011:1438 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.24-2.el5_7 | RHSA-2011:1437 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.6.24-3.el4 | RHSA-2011:1437 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.9-77.el4 | RHSA-2011:1440 |
| RHEL 4 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.12-45.el4 | RHSA-2011:1438 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.24-27.el5_7 | RHSA-2011:1438 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2011:1440 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2011:1438 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2011:1439 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2011:1437 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2342-1 iceape - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2341-1 iceweasel - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2345-1 icedove - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- RHSA-2011:1439 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690225
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14212 vdb-entry signature
- SUSE-SU-2011:1256 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-47.html