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, and thunderbird security update (RHSA-2006-0609, RHSA-2006- 0610, and RHSA-2006-0611)

Original Release Date: August 15, 2006 Last Revised: August 15, 2006 Number: ASA-2006-151 Risk Level: None Advisory Version: 1.0 Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

Firefox is an open source .

Seamonkey is an open source Web suite used for e-, browsing, and authoring web pages.

Thunderbird is an open source application for e-mail and newsgroups.

Chrome is a manager used by applications. More information on chrome can be found at:

· http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/ConfigChromeSpec.html

This update resolves a number of outstanding Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird security issues, as reported by Red Hat :

Several vulnerabilities have been found in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird when processing particular actions. An attacker could write a malicious webpage to install unwanted as "chrome". The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2006-2776, CVE-2006-2784, CVE- 2006-2785, CVE-2006-2787, CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3809, and CVE-2006-3812 to these issues

Several denial of service flaws were found in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird in the way that they process some web content. An attacker could craft a malicious to crash the system viewing the page, or potentially execute arbitrary code on the viewing system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2006-2779, CVE-2006-2780, CVE-2006-3801, CVE-2006- 3677, CVE-2006-3113, CVE-2006-3803, CVE-2006-3805, CVE-2006-3806, and CVE- 2006-3811 to these issues.

A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been found in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird regarding processing of UTF-8 web pages with Unicode Byte-Order-Mark (BOM) markers. An attacker could craft a malicious web page to overflow the "script" header and execute a script on the viewing system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-2783 to this issue.

Several vulnerabilities were found in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird regarding how they process particular javascript actions. An attacker could craft a malicious web page to harvest user information, such as cookies, or crash the viewing system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2006-3802, and CVE-2006-3810 to these issues.

A vulnerability has been found in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird regarding how the file upload handles some javascript input object mutations. An attacker could craft a malicious web page that could upload content to the viewing machine at form submittal, with no user interaction. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-2782 to this issue.

A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird regarding the crypto.signText() javascript function. An attacker could craft a malicious web page which could crash the browser if a certificate was loaded. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-2778 to this issue.

Two vulnerabilities which allow for HTTP response smuggling have been reported in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird. An attacker could craft a malicious web site which could return specially crafted information to the browser, bypassing any proxies. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-2786 to this issue.

A vulnerability has been reported in Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird regarding processing of Proxy AutoConfig scripts. An attacker could tag">set up a malicious Proxy AutoConfig to harvest information, or install unwanted browser as "chrome". The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-3808 to this issue.

A double free flaw has been reported regarding how the nsIX509::getRawDER is called. An attacker could craft a malicious web page to execute arbitrary code as the user running the application. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2006-2788 to this issue.

No Avaya System products are vulnerable, as neither Firefox nor Mozilla are installed by default.

More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by RedHat Linux:

· ://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html · https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html · https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html 2. Avaya System Products with firefox installed: none 3. Avaya Software-Only Products

Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.

In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendors guidance: 4. Software-Only Products:

Affected Risk Product: Actions: Version(s): Level:

Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected Avaya packages may be installed on the underlying Interactive All None Operating System supporting the IR Response(IR) application. The IR application does not require the software described in this advisory.

Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected packages may be installed on the underlying CVLAN All None Operating System supporting the CVLAN application. The CVLAN application does not require the software described in this advisory.

Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected Avaya Integrated packages may be installed on the underlying Management All None Operating System supporting the IMS Suite(IMS) application. The IMS application does not require the software described in this advisory.

Recommended Actions: Avaya recommends that customers follow recommended actions supplied by the Operating System vendor (e.g. RedHat Linux) or remove the affected packages. 5. Additional Information:

Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions. 6. Disclaimer:

ALL INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION AND IS PROVIDED "AS IS". AVAYA INC., ON BEHALF ITSELF AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "AVAYA"), DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FURTHERMORE, AVAYA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE STEPS RECOMMENDED WILL ELIMINATE SECURITY OR VIRUS THREATS TO CUSTOMERS' SYSTEMS. IN NO SHALL AVAYA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE INFORMATION OR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF AVAYA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE DOES NOT AFFECT THE SUPPORT AGREEMENTS IN PLACE FOR AVAYA PRODUCTS. SUPPORT FOR AVAYA PRODUCTS CONTINUES TO BE EXECUTED AS PER EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH AVAYA. 7. Revision History:

V 1.0 - August 15, 2006 - Initial Statement issued.

Send information regarding any discovered security problems with Avaya products to either the contact noted in the product's documentation or [email protected].

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