Mozilla Firefox XML User Interface Language Browser Interface Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:10832

Info

Mozilla Firefox XML User Interface Language Browser Interface Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10832
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0764
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 30 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 06:16AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Jeff <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
SuSE Linux 8.1
SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3.0
SCO Unixware 7.1.4
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3 i686
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3
Redhat Fedora Core1
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Gentoo Linux
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 10.1
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux -current
 + Slackware Linux -current
 Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.10
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.8
Mozilla Firefox Preview Release
Mozilla Browser 1.7.1
Mozilla Browser 1.7 rc3
Mozilla Browser 1.7
Mozilla Browser 1.6
Mozilla Browser 1.5
Mozilla Browser 1.4.2
Mozilla Browser 1.4.1
Mozilla Browser 1.4 b
Mozilla Browser 1.4 a
Mozilla Browser 1.4
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
Mozilla Browser 1.3.1
Mozilla Browser 1.3
Mozilla Browser 1.2.1
Mozilla Browser 1.2 Beta
Mozilla Browser 1.2 Alpha
Mozilla Browser 1.2
Mozilla Browser 1.1 Beta
Mozilla Browser 1.1 Alpha
Mozilla Browser 1.1
Mozilla Browser 1.0.2
+ Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
+ Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
 + Sun Linux 5.0.7
Mozilla Browser 1.0.1
Mozilla Browser 1.0 RC2
Mozilla Browser 1.0 RC1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1
Mozilla Browser 1.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 8.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
+ Redhat Fedora Core3

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox XML User Interface Language Browser Interface Spoofing Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is reported prone to an interface spoofing vulnerability. The issue presents itself because JavaScript code is allowed to hide the Mozilla Firefox interface and status bar by default. A fake Mozilla firefox interface may be created using the XML User Interface Language API, this interface may aid in phishing style attacks.

This misrepresentation may fool a user into trusting a malicious site, which would likely ask the user to submit sensitive or private information.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox XML User Interface Language Browser Interface Spoofing Vulnerability

Proof of concept code is available at the following location, it should be noted that Symantec does not verify the integrity of this example:

http://www.nd.edu/~jsmith30/xul/test/spoof.html

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox XML User Interface Language Browser Interface Spoofing Vulnerability

Solution:
Conectiva has released an advisory (CLA-2004:877) to address various issues including this issue in Mozilla. This advisory contains updated Mozilla packages (1.7.3) for Conectiva Linux 9 and 10. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SCO has released an advisory SCOSA-2005.25 including updated packages to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Slackware has released an advisory (SSA:2004-223-01) to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SGI has made available Patch 10095, correcting this vulnerability for systems running SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3:

Patch 10095 is available from http://support.sgi.com/ and
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/ProPack/3/

The individual RPMs from Patch 10095 are available from:
ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/sgi_propack/download/3/updates/RPMS
ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/sgi_propack/download/3/updates/SRPMS

SuSE Linux has released advisory SUSE-SA:2004:036 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

The Fedora Legacy project has released advisory FLSA-2004:2089 along with fixes to address multiple issues in RedHat Fedora Core 1, and RedHat Linux 7.3 and 9.0. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Mozilla has released version 1.0.1 of Firefox to address this, and other issues.


Mozilla Firefox Preview Release

Mozilla Firefox 0.10

Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1

Mozilla Firefox 0.8

Mozilla Firefox 0.9

Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.0

Mozilla Browser 1.2.1

Mozilla Browser 1.4

Mozilla Browser 1.4.1

Mozilla Browser 1.6

Mozilla Browser 1.7

References

Mozilla Firefox XML User Interface Language Browser Interface Spoofing Vulnerability

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