Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 Favicon link rel cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Favicon Handler. This manipulation of the argument link rel causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-0752. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Favicon Handler. The manipulation of the argument link rel with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Plugin Finder Service (PFS) in Firefox before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a javascript: URL in the PLUGINSPAGE attribute of an EMBED tag.

The weakness was disclosed 04/18/2005 by Michael Krax as MFSA2005-37 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0752 since 03/17/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 21929 (CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117966 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2005:383)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21929), SecurityFocus (BID 13228†) and Secunia (SA14938†). The entries VDB-1396, VDB-1391, VDB-1405 and VDB-1399 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21929
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)
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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.org

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03/17/2005 🔍
04/16/2005 +30 days 🔍
04/18/2005 +2 days 🔍
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04/21/2005 +3 days 🔍
07/05/2006 +440 days 🔍
03/11/2021 +5363 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-37
Researcher: Michael Krax
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1387

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SecurityFocus: 13228 - Mozilla Firefox PLUGINSPAGE Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 14938 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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

Created: 04/21/2005 11:56
Updated: 03/11/2021 07:53
Changes: 04/21/2005 11:56 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (5), 03/11/2021 07:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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