SSRT5999 rev.0 HP OpenVMS Secure Web Browser Mozilla Application
Node Spoofing
NOTICE:
The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible.
INITIAL RELEASE:
19 September 2005
POTENTIAL SECURITY IMPACT:
Node Spoofing, Frame-Injection Spoofing.
SOURCE:
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:
Several potential vulnerabilities were fixed in Mozilla releases
prior to V1.7.11 and have been incorporated in the Secure Web
Browser for HP OpenVMS Alpha and I64. The background section
lists issues fixed and their Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory
reference numbers.
REFERENCES:
MFSA 2005-45, -46, -48, -50, -51, -52, -54, -55, -56
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
Secure Web Browser Versions Prior to V1.7-11 for HP OpenVMS Alpha
and I64
BACKGROUND:
The following security issues were addressed in Mozilla after
V1.7.8 and are included in V1.7.11:
MFSA 2005-56 Code execution through shared function objects
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-56.html
MFSA 2005-55 XHTML node spoofing
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-55.html
MFSA 2005-54 Javascript prompt origin spoofing
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-54.html
MFSA 2005-52 Same origin violation: frame calling top.focus()
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-52.html
MFSA 2005-51 The return of frame-injection spoofing
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-51.html
MFSA 2005-50 Possibly exploitable crash in
InstallVersion.compareTo()
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-50.html
MFSA 2005-48 Same-origin violation with InstallTrigger callback
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-48.html
MFSA 2005-46 XBL scripts ran even when Javascript disabled
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-46.html
MFSA 2005-45 Content-generated event vulnerabilities
http://www.mozilla.org/security/anno...sa2005-45.html
RESOLUTION:
The Secure Web Browser V1.7-11 for OpenVMS Alpha and I64 web kits
can be downloaded from the following site.
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/pr...cswb/cswb.html
The self-extracting kit names for SWB 1.7-11 for Alpha and I64
are:
CSWB-OPENVMS-ALPHA-V1711.SFX_AXPEXE (Alpha)
HP-I64VMS-CSWB-V0107-11-1.PCSI_SFXEXE (I64)
BULLETIN REVISION HISTORY:
Rev. 0 19 September 2005
- Initial Release
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