DSA-1558-1 xulrunner -- programming error

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2008-1380  

It was discovered that crashes in the Javascript engine of xulrunner, the Gecko engine library, could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.1.14-1. We recommend that you upgrade your xulrunner packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1558-1 xulrunner -- programming error

Date Reported:
24 Apr 2008
Affected Packages:
xulrunner
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-1380.
More information:

It was discovered that crashes in the Javascript engine of xulrunner, the Gecko engine library, could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.1.14-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xulrunner packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4.dsc
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-dev_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs-dev_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libsmjs1_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-dev_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul-common_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libsmjs-dev_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozillainterfaces-java_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul-dev_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_arm.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_i386.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/xulrunner-gnome-support_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnspr4-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d-dbg_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libxul0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/python-xpcom_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libmozjs0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/spidermonkey-bin_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-0d_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xulrunner/libnss3-tools_1.8.0.15~pre080323b-0etch4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.