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mozilla -- code execution through javascript: favicons

Affected packages
		firefox	<	1.0.3,1
		linux-firefox	<	1.0.3
		mozilla	<	1.7.7,2
1.8.*,2	<=	mozilla
		linux-mozilla	<	1.7.7
1.8.*	<=	linux-mozilla
		linux-mozilla-devel	<	1.7.7
1.8.*	<=	linux-mozilla-devel
0	<=	netscape7
0	<=	de-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	el-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	ja-linux-mozillafirebird-gtk1
0	<=	ja-mozillafirebird-gtk2
0	<=	linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	ru-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	zhCN-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	zhTW-linux-mozillafirebird
0	<=	de-linux-netscape
0	<=	de-netscape7
0	<=	fr-linux-netscape
0	<=	fr-netscape7
0	<=	ja-linux-netscape
0	<=	ja-netscape7
0	<=	linux-netscape
0	<=	linux-phoenix
0	<=	mozilla+ipv6
0	<=	mozilla-embedded
0	<=	mozilla-firebird
0	<=	mozilla-gtk
0	<=	mozilla-gtk1
0	<=	mozilla-gtk2
0	<=	mozilla-thunderbird
0	<=	phoenix
0	<=	pt_BR-netscape7

Details

VuXML ID	1989b511-ae62-11d9-a788-0001020eed82
Discovery	2005-04-12
Entry	2005-04-16

A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports:

Firefox and the Mozilla Suite support custom "favicons" through the <LINK rel="icon"> tag. If a link tag is added to the page programmatically and a javascript: url is used, then script will run with elevated privileges and could run or install malicious software.

Workaround: Disable Javascript

[source]

References

URL	http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-37.html