VDB-1181 · SA14165 · OSVDB 61033

Netscape Browser up to 7.2 IDN International Domain Name privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netscape Browser up to 7.2. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IDN International Domain Name Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to swap out the affected component for an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Netscape Browser up to 7.2. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component IDN International Domain Name Handler. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was released 02/06/2005 by Eric Johanson (Website). The advisory is shared at shmoo.com. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at shmoo.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at channels.netscape.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (61033†), Secunia (SA14165†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013107†). secunia.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1179, VDB-1175, VDB-1180 and VDB-1177. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: channels.netscape.com

Timelineinfo

02/06/2005 🔍
02/07/2005 +1 days 🔍
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02/08/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/10/2005 +2 days 🔍
07/01/2019 +5254 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: shmoo.com
Researcher: Eric Johanson
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1181
Secunia: 14165 - Netscape IDN Spoofing Security Issue, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 61033 - Netscape Browser International Domain Name (IDN) Punycode Encoded Domain Name Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1013107

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2005 14:16
Updated: 07/01/2019 09:59
Changes: 02/10/2005 14:16 (60), 07/01/2019 09:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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