Netscape Browser up to 7.2 Tabs Browsing Dialogbox authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Netscape Browser up to 7.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Tabs Browsing Dialogbox Handler. Such manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-1380. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Disabling the affected component is advisable.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Netscape Browser up to 7.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Tabs Browsing Dialogbox Handler. 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:

Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allows inactive (background) tabs to launch dialog boxes, which can allow remote attackers to spoof the dialog boxes from web sites in other windows and facilitate phishing attacks, aka the "Dialog Box Spoofing Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 10/04/2004. The weakness was published 10/20/2004 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1380 since 01/25/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17624 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 : mozilla (RHSA-2005:323)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at channels.netscape.com. 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 (18864), Exploit-DB (589), Tenable (17624), SecurityFocus (BID 11473†) and OSVDB (10983†). Similar entries are available at VDB-834, VDB-923, VDB-921 and VDB-926. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 17624
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 : mozilla (RHSA-2005:323)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: channels.netscape.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1380 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1380
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-920

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X-Force: 18864 - Multiple vendor Web browser modal dialog spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11473 - Mozilla Browser Cross-Domain Dialog Box Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 12714 - Netscape Tabbed Browsing Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 10983 - Multiple Browser Cross Tab Dialog Box Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1011837
Vulnerability Center: 7479

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2004 14:14
Updated: 09/28/2025 17:13
Changes: 10/21/2004 14:14 (91), 06/29/2019 17:00 (4), 06/27/2024 15:43 (19), 09/28/2025 17:13 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:1BD:103

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