mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities

A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports of multiple issues. Several of which can be used to run arbitrary code with the privilege of the user running the program. MFSA 2006-29 Spoofing with translucent windows MFSA 2006-28 Security check of jsValueToFunctionObject can be circumvented MFSA...

Secure-site spoof (requires security warning dialog) — Mozilla

Tristor reports that it was possible to spoof the browser's secure-site indicators the lock icon, the site name in the URL field, the gold URL field background in Firefox by first loading the target secure site in a pop-up window, then changing its location to a different site...

Fedora Core 3 : mozilla-1.7.6-1.3.2 (2005-249)

A buffer overflow bug was found in the way Mozilla processes GIF images. It is possible for an attacker to create a specially crafted GIF image, which when viewed by a victim will execute arbitrary code as the victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project cve.mitre.org has assigned the...

Fedora Core 2 : mozilla-1.7.6-1.2.2 (2005-248)

A buffer overflow bug was found in the way Mozilla processes GIF images. It is possible for an attacker to create a specially crafted GIF image, which when viewed by a victim will execute arbitrary code as the victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project cve.mitre.org has assigned the...

SSL "secure site" indicator spoofing — Mozilla

Various schemes were reported that could cause the "secure site" lock icon to appear and show certificate details for the wrong site. These could be used by phishers to make their spoofs look more legitimate, particularly in windows that hide the address bar showing the true location...