Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting xulrunner package, versions <0:1.9.2.4-9.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-XULRUNNER-2454704
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Nov 2010

Introduced: 12 Nov 2010

CVE-2009-5017  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 xulrunner to version 0:1.9.2.4-9.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2010-0501.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xulrunner package and not the xulrunner package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6 Beta 3 does not properly handle overlong UTF-8 encoding, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms via a crafted string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1210.

CVSS Scores

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