Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.3 IconURL Installation InstallTrigger.install Remote Code Execution
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.3 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function InstallTrigger.install
of the component IconURL Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in other domains by using an IFRAME and causing the browser to navigate to a previous javascript: URL, which can lead to arbitrary code execution when combined with CVE-2005-1477.
The weakness was published 05/08/2005 by john smith (Paul) with greyhats (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1476 since 05/09/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18270 (GLSA-200505-11 : Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox: Remote compromise), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117942 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:435)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20443) and Tenable (18270). Similar entries are available at 1467, 1496, 1497 and 1464.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
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Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18270
Nessus Name: GLSA-200505-11 : Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox: Remote compromise
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OpenVAS ID: 52681
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: mozilla.org
Timeline
05/07/2005 🔍05/08/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: john smith (Paul)
Organization: greyhats
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1476 (🔍)
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X-Force: 20443
SecurityTracker: 1013913
SecurityFocus: 13544 - Mozilla Firefox Install Method Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 15292 - Mozilla Firefox Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 16185 - Multiple Browser InstallTrigger.install() IconURL Parameter Arbitrary Script Execution
Vupen: ADV-2005-0493
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/30/2005 11:28Updated: 07/02/2019 20:58
Changes: 05/30/2005 11:28 (92), 07/02/2019 20:58 (5)
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