VDB-1474 · CVE-2005-1575 · SA12979

Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1/1.0 HTTP Content-Type

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1/1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Content-Type Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1575. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1/1.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component HTTP Content-Type Handler. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files via the Content-Type HTTP header and a filename containing whitespace, dots, or ASCII byte 160.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2005. The weakness was shared 05/12/2005 by Andreas Sandblad with Secunia Research und Microsoft (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1575 since 05/14/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 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 OSVDB (16431†), Secunia (SA12979†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013966†). The entries VDB-1475 and VDB-25165 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Class: 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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.1
Patch: mozilla.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Andreas Sandblad
Organization: Secunia Research und Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1575 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1575
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1474
Secunia: 12979 - Mozilla Firefox Download Dialog Spoofing Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16431 - Mozilla Firefox Content-Type Crafted Header Download Dialog Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1013966

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

Created: 05/30/2005 11:28
Updated: 07/03/2019 06:39
Changes: 05/30/2005 11:28 (68), 07/03/2019 06:39 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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