Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1 XUL History access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component XUL History Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-1725. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component XUL History Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 before 1.5.0.2 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 causes certain windows to become translucent due to an interaction between XUL content windows and the history mechanism, which might allow user-assisted remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code.

The weakness was released 04/13/2006 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative as MFSA2006-17 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1725 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22588 (Debian DSA-1046-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115354 (Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 (25827), Tenable (22588), SecurityFocus (BID 17516†), OSVDB (24683†) and Secunia (SA19631†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2162, VDB-2161, VDB-2158 and VDB-2157. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22588
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1046-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56667
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1046-1 (mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-17
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2171

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X-Force: 25827 - Multiple Mozilla products translucent XUL content window spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17516 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19631 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24683 - Mozilla Multiple Products XUL Content Window Transparency Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 11160 - Mozilla Web-Browsers Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsynchronized XUL and History Mechanism, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1356

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2006 11:11
Updated: 03/12/2021 18:28
Changes: 04/19/2006 11:11 (91), 01/31/2018 09:52 (8), 03/12/2021 18:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:A64:103

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