Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 IDN International Domain Name authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component IDN International Domain Name Handler. The manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-0233. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to disable the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component IDN International Domain Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Firefox 1.0, Camino .8.5, and Mozilla before 1.7.6 allows remote attackers to spoof domain names using punycode encoded domain names that are decoded in URLs and SSL certificates in a way that uses homograph characters from other character sets, which facilitates phishing attacks.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2005. The weakness was released 02/06/2005 by Eric Johanson (Website). The advisory is shared for download at shmoo.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0233 since 02/07/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at shmoo.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17346 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2005:058)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva 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 mozilla.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3288.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19236), Tenable (17346), SecurityFocus (BID 12461†), OSVDB (13578†) and Secunia (SA14163†). Further details are available at secunia.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-921, VDB-949, VDB-1115 and VDB-1179. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 17346
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2005:058)
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: shmoo.com
Researcher: Eric Johanson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1176

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X-Force: 19236
SecurityFocus: 12461 - Multiple Web Browser International Domain Name Handling Site Property Spoofing Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14163 - Mozilla Products IDN Spoofing Security Issue, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 13578 - Mozilla Multiple Browser International Domain Name (IDN) Punycode Encoded Domain Name Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1013097
Vulnerability Center: 7343 - Multiple Web browsers Allow Spoofing via IDN, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2005 14:16
Updated: 07/01/2019 09:37
Changes: 02/10/2005 14:16 (107), 07/01/2019 09:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:017:103

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