Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.2 View Image cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component View Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 and possibly other versions before 1.5.0.4, Netscape 8.1, 8.0.4, and 7.2, and K-Meleon 0.9.13 allows user-assisted remote attackers to open local files via a web page with an IMG element containing a SRC attribute with a non-image file:// URL, then tricking the user into selecting View Image for the broken image, as demonstrated using a .wma file to launch Windows Media Player, or by referencing an "alternate web page."

The weakness was shared 04/18/2006 by Mikolaj J. Habryn (PSPFrenzy) with Cybozu Labs as Bug 334341 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1942 since 04/20/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After 3 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22660 (Debian DSA-1118-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165145 (SUSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Seamonkey (SUSE-SA:2006:035)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25925) and Tenable (22660). The entries 2283, 2285, 2282 and 2286 are related to this item.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22660
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1118-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57153
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1118-1 (mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.com

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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 334341
Researcher: Mikolaj J. Habryn (PSPFrenzy)
Organization: Cybozu Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1942 (🔍)
X-Force: 25925 - Mozilla Firefox &quot;View Image&quot; security bypass, Low Risk
SecurityTracker: 1016202
SecurityFocus: 18228 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, Camino, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21324 - Debian update for mozilla-thunderbird, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24713 - Mozilla Firefox IMG Element Crafted file:// URL Arbitrary Local File Access
Vupen: ADV-2006-2106

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Created: 04/20/2006 12:47
Changes: 04/20/2006 12:47 (102)
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