Check Point Advisories

Mozilla Firefox Javascript XBL.method.eval Code Execution - Ver2 (CVE-2006-1735)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-0006
Date Published: 7 Jan 2014
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 07 January, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2006-1735
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote attacker could trigger this vulnerability by using an eval in an XBL method binding (XBL.method.eval) to create Javascript functions that are compiled with extra privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Mozilla Firefox Javascript XBL.method.eval Code Execution - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Mozilla Firefox Javascript XBL.method.eval Code Execution - Ver2

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