Mozilla Firefox About:Blank Spoof Vulnerability

BID:22601

Info

Mozilla Firefox About:Blank Spoof Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22601
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-1004
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 17 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 27 2008 10:13PM
Credit: Michal Zalewski is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
+ Gentoo Linux
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Redhat Desktop 4.0
+ Redhat Desktop 4.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
 Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
 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 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .4

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox About:Blank Spoof Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a vulnerability that may allow attackers to spoof browser windows. This occurs because of a flaw in the security model of the application's JavaScript engine.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow attackers to spoof legitimate websites in a manner that may be difficult for unsuspecting users to differentiate between them. This may aid in phishing or other social-engineering attacks.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox About:Blank Spoof Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue through a web client.

The following web page demonstrates this issue:

http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ffblank/

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox About:Blank Spoof Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue is fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.4. Please see the references for more information.


Mozilla Firefox 2.0

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1

References

Mozilla Firefox About:Blank Spoof Vulnerability

References:
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