Mozilla Suite up to 0.10.1 Tabs Browsing Form Field information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Suite up to 0.10.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Tabs Browsing Form Field Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-1156. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Disabling the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Suite up to 0.10.1 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the component Tabs Browsing Form Field Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla before 1.7.6, and Firefox before 1.0.1, allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary web sites by injecting content from one window into a target window whose name is known but resides in a different domain, as demonstrated using a pop-up window on a trusted web site, aka the "window injection" vulnerability.

The weakness was released 10/20/2004 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1156 since 12/08/2004. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19083 (FreeBSD : web browsers -- window injection vulnerabilities (b0911985-6e2a-11d9-9557-000a95bc6fae)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117973 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:384)).

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 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37779), Tenable (19083), SecurityFocus (BID 11474†), OSVDB (59843†) and Secunia (SA12714†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-923, VDB-926, VDB-920 and VDB-917. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19083
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : web browsers -- window injection vulnerabilities (b0911985-6e2a-11d9-9557-000a95bc6fae)
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OpenVAS ID: 52210
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: channels.netscape.com

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10/20/2004 🔍
10/20/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/20/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2004 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2004 +48 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +23 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +10 days 🔍
01/24/2005 +14 days 🔍
03/08/2005 +43 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +127 days 🔍
06/29/2019 +5099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-921

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X-Force: 37779
SecurityFocus: 11474 - Mozilla Browser Cross-Domain Tab Window Form Field Focus Vulnerability
Secunia: 12714 - Netscape Tabbed Browsing Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 59843 - CVE-2004-1156 - Mozilla - Firefox - Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1011837
Vulnerability Center: 7231 - Mozilla Browser and Firefox Arbitrary Site Spoofing via Pop-Up Windows on Trusted Sites, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2004 14:14
Updated: 06/29/2019 17:10
Changes: 10/21/2004 14:14 (96), 06/29/2019 17:10 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:C06:103

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