Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 rel="icon" code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument rel="icon" leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-1155. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument rel="icon" with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The favicon functionality in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a <LINK rel="icon"> tag with a javascript: URL in the href attribute, aka "Firelinking."

The bug was discovered 04/18/2005. The weakness was released 05/02/2005 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1155 since 04/18/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18154 (SUSE-SA:2005:028: Mozilla. Mozilla Firefox), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117970 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:386)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31016.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20134), Tenable (18154), SecurityFocus (BID 15495†), OSVDB (15686†) and Secunia (SA16043†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-779, VDB-1326, VDB-1405 and VDB-1609. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18154
Nessus Name: SUSE-SA:2005:028: Mozilla. Mozilla Firefox
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.3
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24881

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X-Force: 20134
SecurityFocus: 15495 - SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
Secunia: 16043
OSVDB: 15686 - Mozilla - Suite And Firefox - Favicon Link Tag - Remote Script Code Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7689 - Mozilla Firefox < 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite < 1.7.7 Allow Code Execution via favicons, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 12/17/2024 05:51
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (76), 06/06/2019 14:06 (6), 12/17/2024 05:51 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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