Mozilla Firefox Internet Shortcut Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerability

BID:31611

Info

Mozilla Firefox Internet Shortcut Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31611
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4582
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 07 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 15 2009 11:56PM
Credit: Liu Die Yu
Vulnerable: Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Media Processing Server 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service - CCSS7 0
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox Internet Shortcut Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to violate the same-origin policy. This issue occurs because the application fails to properly enforce the same-origin policy when handling internet shortcut files.

An attacker may create a malicious webpage that can access the properties of another domain. This may allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information or launch other attacks against a user of the browser.

Firefox 3.0.1 through 3.0.3 for Microsoft Windows are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox Internet Shortcut Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerability

An example exploit is available. The following internet shortcut files are also required:

'testurl1.url':
[InternetShortcut]
URL=about:cache?device=memory
IDList=
[{000214A0-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
Prop3=19,2

'testurl2.url':
[InternetShortcut]
URL=about:cache?device=disk
IDList=
[{000214A0-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
Prop3=19,2

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox Internet Shortcut Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Mozilla Firefox Internet Shortcut Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerability

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