Mozilla Firefox before 5.0 does not properly enforce the whitelist for the xpinstall functionality, which allows remote attackers to trigger an installation dialog for a (1) add-on or (2) theme via unspecified vectors.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/icecat.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Mfsa2011 28 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 5.0 | Jun 14, 2012 | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefox-devel | Aug 9, 2024 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 30, 2011 |
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