Mozilla Firefox 'about:blank' Document URI Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:41055

Info

Mozilla Firefox 'about:blank' Document URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 41055
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-1206
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 22 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:49PM
Credit: lcamtuf
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 8.04 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
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP3
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
Sun Solaris 11 Express
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.1
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux -current
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
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 Desktop version 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8
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 3.6
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 SP1
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 MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking 5.2
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Message Networking
Avaya IQ 5.1
Avaya IQ 5
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
Avaya Aura System Manager 6.0 SP1
Avaya Aura System Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura System Manager 1.0
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 SP2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 SP1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox 'about:blank' Document URI Spoofing Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious link.

The following example is available:

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox 'about:blank' Document URI Spoofing Vulnerability

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


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

Slackware Linux -current

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Slackware Linux 12.2

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc

Slackware Linux 13.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386

Slackware Linux x86_64 -current

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64

Slackware Linux 13.0

References

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