Mozilla Firefox WYCIWYG:// URI Cache Zone Bypass Vulnerability

BID:24831

Info

Mozilla Firefox WYCIWYG:// URI Cache Zone Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24831
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3656
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 09 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 18 2008 05:30PM
Credit: Michal Zalewski discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: 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 Server 10
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.SP1
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE Linux Desktop 10
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86-64
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86
SuSE Linux 10.1 ppc
SuSE Linux 10.0 x86-64
SuSE Linux 10.0 x86
SuSE Linux 10.0 ppc
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10.0_x86
Sun Solaris 10.0
Sun Solaris 10
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
SGI ProPack 3.0 SP6
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
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 10.2
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 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
rPath rPath Linux 1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Mozilla XULRunner 1.8.1.3
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 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
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
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 2.0.0.3
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
Mozilla Camino 1.0.3
Mozilla Camino 1.0.2
Mozilla Camino 1.0.1
Mozilla Camino 1.5
Mozilla Camino 1.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Iceape Internet Suite Iceape Internet Suite 1.0.10
HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.11
Gentoo Linux
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1
Debian Xulrunner 0
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
Avaya Messaging Storage Server MSS 3.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla XULRunner 1.8.1.6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5
Mozilla Camino 1.5.1

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox WYCIWYG:// URI Cache Zone Bypass Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a cache-zone-bypass vulnerability because the application fails to properly block remote access to special internally generated URIs containing cached data.

Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to access potentially sensitive information and to place markers with similar functionality to cookies onto targeted users' computers, regardless of cookie security settings. Information harvested in successful exploits may aid in further attacks.

Attackers may also potentially exploit this issue to perform cache-poisoning or URL-spoofing attacks.

This issue is being tracked by Mozilla's Bugzilla Bug 387333.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox WYCIWYG:// URI Cache Zone Bypass Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to access a malicious webpage.

A proof-of-concept webpage has been created to demonstrate this issue. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox WYCIWYG:// URI Cache Zone Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Firefox 2.0.0.5 to address this issue. Please see the references for information on obtaining and applying fixes.


Mozilla Firefox 2.0 RC2

Sun Solaris 10

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3

Slackware Linux 11.0

Slackware Linux 12.0

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 beta 1

Mozilla Camino 1.0.1

Mozilla Camino 1.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .3

References

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