Mozilla Firefox International Domain Name Subdomain URI Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:33837

Info

Mozilla Firefox International Domain Name Subdomain URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 33837
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0652
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 19 2009 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:05PM
Credit: Moxie Marlinspike
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
RedHat Desktop 4.0
RedHat Desktop 3.0
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
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 IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Mozilla XULRunner 1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .9
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .8
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .6
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .5
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .4
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .19
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .17
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .16
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .15
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .14
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .13
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .12
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.18
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1 beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 4.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.1
Avaya Message Networking MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Message Networking
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP2
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 1.0
Avaya Intuity AUDIX
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.21
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox International Domain Name Subdomain URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is affected by a URI-spoofing vulnerability because it fails to adequately handle specific characters in international domain name (IDN) subdomains.

An attacker may leverage this issue to spoof the source URI of a site presented to an unsuspecting user. This may lead to a false sense of trust because the user may be presented with a source URI of a trusted site while interacting with the attacker's malicious site.

Firefox 3.0.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox International Domain Name Subdomain URI Spoofing Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to view a maliciously crafted web document.

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox International Domain Name Subdomain URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia

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