Vulnerability Note VU#252324

Overview

Mozilla products contain an unspecified vulnerability in the way they handle display styles. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Description

Mozilla products contain an unspecified vulnerability in the way they handle the -moz-grid and -moz-grid-group display styles. If a remote attacker can persuade a user to access a specially crafted web page, that attacker may be able to cause the attacked Mozilla product to crash in a way that could allow them to execute arbitrary code. For more information please refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-11.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause the attacked Mozilla product to crash.

Solution

Upgrade Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-11 for fixed versions of Mozilla products.

Disable JavaScript For instructions on how to disable JavaScript in Firefox, please refer to the Firefox section of the Securing Your Web Browser document.

Systems Affected (Learn More)

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Mozilla, Inc.	Affected	-	17 Apr 2006

If you are a vendor and your product is affected, let us know.

CVSS Metrics (Learn More)

Group	Score	Vector
Base	N/A	N/A
Temporal	N/A	N/A
Environmental	N/A	N/A

References

• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-11.html

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-11. Mozilla credits Alden D'Souza with providing information regarding this issue.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari

Other Information

• CVE IDs: Unknown
• Date Public: 11 Apr 2006
• Date First Published: 17 Apr 2006
• Date Last Updated: 17 Apr 2006
• Severity Metric: 17.56
• Document Revision: 15