Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 on Windows Modal Dialogbox authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Modal Dialogbox Handler. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-0591. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is preferable to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 on Windows (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Modal Dialogbox Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Firefox before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the (1) security and (2) download modal dialog boxes, which could be used to trick users into executing script or downloading and executing a file, aka "Firespoofing."

The weakness was published 01/11/2005 by Michael Krax (mikx) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mikx.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0591 since 02/28/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is available 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 21930 (CentOS 3 : mozilla (CESA-2005:384)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117973 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:384)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. 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 (18864), Tenable (21930), SecurityFocus (BID 12234†), OSVDB (12868†) and Secunia (SA13786†). Similar entries are available at VDB-923, VDB-921, VDB-920 and VDB-917. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21930
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : mozilla (CESA-2005:384)
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OpenVAS ID: 54875
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-10 (Firefox)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: bugzilla.mozilla.org

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01/10/2005 🔍
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01/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/12/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/12/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2005 +4 days 🔍
02/28/2005 +42 days 🔍
03/17/2005 +17 days 🔍
04/28/2005 +42 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +4 days 🔍
07/05/2006 +429 days 🔍
06/30/2019 +4743 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mikx.de
Researcher: Michael Krax (mikx)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1115

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X-Force: 18864 - Multiple vendor Web browser modal dialog spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 12234 - Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox Browser Modal Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 13786 - Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox Dialog Overlapping Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 12868 - Mozilla Modal Dialog Overlapping Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7347 - Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox and Netscape Allow Spoofing Modal Dialog Box, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2005 14:51
Updated: 06/30/2019 21:53
Changes: 01/17/2005 14:51 (101), 06/30/2019 21:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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