Mozilla Firefox OnKeyDown Event File Upload Vulnerability

BID:24725

Info

Mozilla Firefox OnKeyDown Event File Upload Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24725
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3511
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 02 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 18 2008 05:20PM
Credit: Carl Hardwick <[email protected]> discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE Linux Professional 10.2 x86_64
SuSE Linux Personal 10.2 x86_64
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10
Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
Slackware Linux -current
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux POS 9
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 9
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 10.SP1
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 ppc
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 ppc
rPath rPath Linux 1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Application 5 server
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
RedHat Desktop 4.0
RedHat Desktop 3.0
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Red Hat Fedora Core6
Red Hat Fedora 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.99
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1 beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 dev
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .4
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 12
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 RC3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 RC2
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 beta 1
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 1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Debian Iceweasel 0
Debian Iceape 1.0.11
Avaya Messaging Storage Server MSS 3.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server MM3.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.1
Avaya Message Networking MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .8

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox OnKeyDown Event File Upload Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability that can allow an attacker to access sensitive files.

This issue stems from a design error resulting from the improper handling of form fields.

All versions of Firefox are considered vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox OnKeyDown Event File Upload Vulnerability

A proof of concept is available at the following location:

http://yathong.googlepages.com/FirefoxFocusBug.html

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox OnKeyDown Event File Upload Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 RC2

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1 beta

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 dev

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4

Slackware Linux 11.0

Slackware Linux 12.0

Slackware Linux -current

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.1

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.5

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.6

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.7

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.9

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.99

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.1

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 12

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .8

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 2

Slackware Linux 10.2

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .3

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