Netscape Navigator up to 6.2.2 CSS File information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Netscape Navigator up to 6.2.2 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.0 RC1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the client system via a LINK element in a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) page that causes an HTTP redirect.

The bug was discovered 04/30/2002. The weakness was presented 06/18/2002 by Thor Larholm (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0594. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12361 (RHEL 2.1 : mozilla (RHSA-2003:046)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8977) and Tenable (12361). See VDB-18272 for similar entry.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 12361
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : mozilla (RHSA-2003:046)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/18/2002 +49 days 🔍
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01/03/2005 +181 days 🔍
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05/29/2019 +1783 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Thor Larholm
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0594 (🔍)
X-Force: 8977
Vulnerability Center: 6728 - Mozilla Browser, Galeon Browser and Netscape Allow Obtaining Information via LINK Element, Medium
SecurityFocus: 4640 - Netscape/Mozilla/Galeon Local File Detection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5233 - Mozilla, Netscape, and Galeon Web browsers Cascading Style-Sheets (CSS) could allow an attacker to determine a file`s existence

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:10
Updated: 05/29/2019 06:45
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:10 (70), 05/29/2019 06:45 (5)
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Cache ID: 18:652:103

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