Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.1 User Interface authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.1. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component User Interface. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-0779. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.1 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component User Interface. 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 confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

GUI overlay vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to spoof certain user interface elements, such as the host name or security indicators, via the CSS3 hotspot property with a large, transparent, custom cursor.

The weakness was released 02/23/2007 by Johnny Stenback (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers as MFSA2007-04 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0779 since 02/06/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 24703 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2007:0077)), 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 156209 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Thunderbird (ELSA-2007:0078)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.x eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8954.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32723), Tenable (24703), SecurityFocus (BID 22694†), OSVDB (32109†) and Secunia (SA24205†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2704, VDB-2943, VDB-2963 and VDB-11812. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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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: 24703
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2007:0077)
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OpenVAS ID: 58054
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 1.5.x
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2007-04
Researcher: Johnny Stenback (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35231

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X-Force: 32723
SecurityFocus: 22694 - Mozilla Thunderbird/SeaMonkey/Firefox Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24205 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32109 - Mozilla Multiple Products CSS3 Hotspot Custom Cursor Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1017700 - Mozilla Firefox Custom Cursor May Let Remote Users Spoof Portions of the User Interface
Vulnerability Center: 14504 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey GUI Overlay Vulnerability Allows Remote Spoofing, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0718

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 14:50
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (71), 01/31/2018 09:55 (21), 07/13/2021 14:50 (3)
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