Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey SVG Document Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

BID:38288

Info

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey SVG Document Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38288
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-0162
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 17 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:38PM
Credit: Georgi Guninski
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
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 DEBUGINFO
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP2
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 DEBUGINFO
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
SuSE Moblin 2.1
SuSE Moblin 2.0
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux -current
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux EUS 5.4.z server
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4.8.z
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4.8.z
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
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
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
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 MM3.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 4.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 2.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 1.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server
Avaya Message Networking 5.2
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Message Networking
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX R1.1
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
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.6

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey SVG Document Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey are prone to a cross-domain scripting vulnerability because they fail to properly handle SVG documents referenced via the 'embed' tag.

Attackers may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code within the context of targeted sites; this may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to launch other attacks.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey SVG Document Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a malicious website.

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey SVG Document Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

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


Slackware Linux -current

Slackware Linux 12.2

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0

Slackware Linux x86_64 -current

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1

References

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey SVG Document Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

References:

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