Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'about:blank' Window Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:45346

Info

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'about:blank' Window Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 45346
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-3771
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 09 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:26PM
Credit: echo, moz_bug_r_a4
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 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 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
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP3
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
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 Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.8
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 2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13
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 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
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 MSS 5.1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server MSS 4.1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2.8
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2.2
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2 SP3
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2 SP2
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2 SP1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.1 SP2
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.1 SP1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 4.0
Avaya Message Networking 5.2.1
Avaya Message Networking MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking 5.2.3
Avaya Message Networking 5.2.2
Avaya Message Networking 5.2 SP1
Avaya Message Networking 5.2
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP2
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.16

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'about:blank' Window Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey are prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges.

This issue is fixed in:

Firefox 3.6.13
Firefox 3.5.16
SeaMonkey 2.0.11

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 45322 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2010-74 -82,84 Multiple Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'about:blank' Window Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Proofs of concept are available from the associated Mozilla bug reports. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'about:blank' Window Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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


Slackware Linux 12.2

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

Slackware Linux 13.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 ARM

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

Slackware Linux x86_64 -current

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

References

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