Short Name |
HTTP:STC:MOZILLA:XUL-FRAMETREE |
---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Mozilla Firefox XUL Frame Tree Memory Corruption |
Release Date |
2010/10/19 |
Update Number |
1794 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Mozilla Firefox XUL. A successful attack can lead to a arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the affected application.
The Mozilla Foundation has released multiple security advisories specifying various vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. Exploiting these issues can allow attackers to: - steal authentication credentials - obtain potentially sensitive information - violate the same-origin policy - execute scripts with elevated privileges - cause denial-of-service conditions - execute arbitrary code Other attacks are also possible. These issues are present in the following applications: Firefox 3.0.3 and prior Firefox 2.0.0.17 and prior Thunderbird: 2.0.0.17 and prior SeaMonkey 1.1.12 and prior