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mozilla -- javascript "lambda" replace exposes memory contents

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	45b75152-ae5f-11d9-a788-0001020eed82
Discovery	2005-04-01
Entry	2005-04-16

A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports:

A bug in javascript's regular expression string replacement when using an anonymous function as the replacement argument allows a malicious script to capture blocks of memory allocated to the browser. A web site could capture data and transmit it to a server without user interaction or knowledge.

Workaround: Disable Javascript

[source]

References

CVE Name	CVE-2005-0989
URL	http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-33.html
URL	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288688