

NoScript add-on, however, has provided protection against this class ofĪttack since the cross-browser vulnerabilities described by MFSA 2007-23 Python execute scripts passed on the command line. Much as interpreters for languages such as perl and Option would be executed regardless of the JavaScript setting for web content, Gran Paradiso Alpha 8 does not contain the fixĭisabling JavaScript in the browser does not protect against thisĪttack in vulnerable versions scripts passed through the -chrome This QuickTime issue appears to be the one described byĬVE-2006-4965 but the fix Apple applied in QuickTime 7.1.5ĭoes not prevent this version of the problem. I have a web page that uses the QuickTime plugin to display a 360-degree panorama file. With popup windows and dialogs until this issue is fixed Other command-line options remain, however,Īnd QuickTime Media-link files could still be used to annoy users This problem we have now eliminated the ability to run arbitrary scriptįrom the command-line.

To prevent this type of attack but QuickTime calls the browser in an
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ThisĬould be used to install malware, steal local data, or otherwise corrupt When the default browser isįirefox 2.0.0.6 or earlier use of the -chrome option allowed a remoteĪttacker to run script commands with the full privileges of the user. Petkov reported that QuickTime Media-Link files contain a qtnextĪttribute that could be used on Windows systems to launch the default browser Now I'm not sure if the problem is with the quicktime plugin or the adblock plus. Petkov Impact Critical Products Firefox Fixed in Web Confirmed Problem: Vista+Firefox+Adblock Plus+Quicktime No Quicktime Video Playback. Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2007-28 Code execution via QuickTime Media-link files Announced SeptemReporter Petko D.
