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MFSA2005-56 Firefox: Code execution through shared function objects

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MFSA2005-56 Firefox: Code execution through shared function objects

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/21/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/21/2013
Modified
11/21/2013

Description

Improper cloning of base objects allowed web content scripts to walk up the prototype chain to get to a privileged object. This could be used to execute code with enhanced privileges.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-1_0_5

References

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