Alexander Clauss iCab 2.9.8 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Alexander Clauss iCab 2.9.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-2271. 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 Alexander Clauss iCab 2.9.8. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

iCab 2.9.8 does not clearly associate a Javascript dialog box with the web page that generated it, which allows remote attackers to spoof a dialog box from a trusted site and facilitates phishing attacks, aka the "Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/13/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2271 since 07/13/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19476 (Debian DSA-779-2 : mozilla-firefox - 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 and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (19476), SecurityFocus (BID 14242†) and Secunia (SA15477†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1323, VDB-1543, VDB-1609 and VDB-1607. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 19476
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-779-2 : mozilla-firefox - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/21/2005 🔍
07/13/2005 +21 days 🔍
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08/23/2005 +41 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3487 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25796
SecurityFocus: 14242
Secunia: 15477 - iCab Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 13:40
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (50), 07/10/2018 08:49 (9), 07/05/2021 13:40 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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