mozilla -- javascript "lambda" replace exposes memory contents

Description:

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

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>

Affects:

• firefox <1.0.3,1
• linux-firefox <1.0.3
• mozilla <1.7.7,2
• mozilla >=1.8.*,2
• linux-mozilla <1.7.7
• linux-mozilla >=1.8.*
• linux-mozilla-devel <1.7.7
• linux-mozilla-devel >=1.8.*
• 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-gtk1 >=0
• mozilla-gtk2 >=0
• mozilla-gtk >=0
• mozilla-thunderbird >=0
• phoenix >=0
• pt_BR-netscape7 >=0

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