KDE Konqueror 3.1.3/3.2.2 Frame authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in KDE Konqueror 3.1.3/3.2.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Frame Handler. Performing a manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0721. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in KDE Konqueror 3.1.3/3.2.2 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the component Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Konqueror 3.1.3, 3.2.2, and possibly other versions does not properly prevent a frame in one domain from injecting content into a frame that belongs to another domain, which facilitates web site spoofing and other attacks, aka the frame injection vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 07/27/2004 with Mozilla (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oval.mitre.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0721 since 07/22/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15981 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2004:150)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1598), Tenable (15981), SecurityFocus (BID 10921†), OSVDB (59838†) and Secunia (SA13412†). See VDB-1545, VDB-1544, VDB-14274 and VDB-14930 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15981
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2004:150)
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OpenVAS ID: 53913
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-247-01 kde
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/22/2004 🔍
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08/11/2004 +15 days 🔍
08/11/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2004 +121 days 🔍
12/15/2004 +5 days 🔍
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06/20/2005 +187 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3455 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1642 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: oval.mitre.org
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21963

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X-Force: 1598
SecurityFocus: 10921 - KDE Konqueror Cross-Domain Frame Loading Vulnerability
Secunia: 13412 - iCab Window Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 59838 - CVE-2004-0721 - KDE - Konqueror - Spoofing Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8391 - KDE Allows Frame Spoofing, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 10:56
Updated: 06/04/2019 23:19
Changes: 12/05/2014 10:56 (77), 06/04/2019 23:19 (7)
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