Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5 Secure Lock authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Secure Lock Handler. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1740. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Secure Lock Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to spoof secure site indicators such as the locked icon by opening the trusted site in a popup window, then changing the location to a malicious site.

The weakness was shared 04/13/2006 by moz_bug_r_a4 with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative as MFSA2006-12 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1740 since 04/12/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21993 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0328)), 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 117722 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2006:0328)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3977.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25813), Tenable (21993), SecurityFocus (BID 17516†), Secunia (SA19631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11229†). The entries VDB-2162, VDB-2161, VDB-2158 and VDB-2157 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21993
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0328)
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OpenVAS ID: 56664
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1044-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.com
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Timelineinfo

04/12/2006 🔍
04/13/2006 +1 days 🔍
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04/13/2006 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
04/18/2006 +4 days 🔍
04/25/2006 +7 days 🔍
03/12/2021 +5435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-12
Researcher: moz_bug_r_a4
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1740 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2159

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X-Force: 25813 - Multiple Mozilla products secure site indicator spoofing, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 17516 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19631 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 11229 - Various Mozilla Web Browsers Secure- Site Indicators Spoofing, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1356

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2006 15:02
Updated: 03/12/2021 17:27
Changes: 04/18/2006 15:02 (85), 01/31/2018 09:52 (8), 03/12/2021 17:27 (3)
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