Netscape Browser up to 7.2 Drag / Drop HTTP Content-Disposition privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netscape Browser up to 7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Drag / Drop HTTP Content-Disposition Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2005. The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2005 by mikx and Juha-Matti Laurio (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mikx.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0230 since 02/07/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at mikx.de. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17276 (GLSA-200503-10 : Mozilla Firefox: Various vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at netscape.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9083.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19265) and Tenable (17276). The entries 1182, 1183, 1209 and 1208 are pretty similar.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 17276
Nessus Name: GLSA-200503-10 : Mozilla Firefox: Various vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54875
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-10 (Firefox)
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Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: mikx.de
Researcher: mikx, Juha-Matti Laurio
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0230 (🔍)
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X-Force: 19265
SecurityTracker: 1013108
Vulnerability Center: 7344 - Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox and Netscape Allow Code Execution via Drag and Drop Operation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12468 - Mozilla Firefox Drag And Drop Security Policy Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 14206 - Netscape Three Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 13610 - Multiple Browser Dragged Image Extension Spoofing

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Created: 02/16/2005 11:29
Updated: 03/10/2021 15:35
Changes: 02/16/2005 11:29 (98), 07/01/2019 11:42 (2), 03/10/2021 15:35 (2)
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