Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 javascript URI Drag / Drop denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component javascript URI Drag / Drop Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0231. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component javascript URI Drag / Drop Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Firefox 1.0 does not invoke the Javascript Security Manager when a user drags a javascript: or data: URL to a tab, which allows remote attackers to bypass the security model, aka "firetabbing."

The bug was discovered 02/07/2005. The weakness was shared 02/07/2005 by Juha-Matti Laurio (mikx) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mikx.de. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0231 since 02/07/2005. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is available at mikx.de. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20082 (SUSE-SA:2005:016: Mozilla Firefox), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. 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 ftp.mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19264), Tenable (20082), SecurityFocus (BID 12465†), OSVDB (13611†) and Secunia (SA14160†). The entries VDB-921, VDB-949, VDB-1115 and VDB-1182 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20082
Nessus Name: SUSE-SA:2005:016: Mozilla Firefox
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OpenVAS ID: 54875
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-10 (Firefox)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ftp.mozilla.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mikx.de
Researcher: Juha-Matti Laurio (mikx)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1184

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X-Force: 19264 - Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox tab allows access to information from a window, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 12465 - Mozilla Mozilla/Firefox Cross-Domain Tab Window Script Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 14160 - Mozilla / Firefox Three Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 13611 - Mozilla - Mozilla.Firefox - Cross-Domain Tab Window Script Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7345

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2005 14:16
Updated: 06/21/2024 04:28
Changes: 02/10/2005 14:16 (87), 07/01/2019 10:03 (4), 06/21/2024 04:28 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:E7E:103

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