Netscape User Preferences Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:6215

Info

Netscape User Preferences Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6215
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1204
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 20 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 07:16PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Bennett Haselton ([email protected]).
Vulnerable: Netscape Communicator 4.78
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14
Netscape Communicator 4.77
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.13
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.76
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.75
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.12
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.11
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.74
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.73
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.72
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.61
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.7
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.6
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Not Vulnerable: Netscape Communicator 6.2.3
Netscape Communicator 6.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

Discussion

Netscape User Preferences Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Nestcape Communicator stores user preferences using a predictable directory structure. It may be possible for an attacker to obtain the contents of a user's Netscape preferences file by guessing the directory structure.

Exploit / POC

Netscape User Preferences Information Disclosure Vulnerability

There is no exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Netscape User Preferences Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
It has been reported that Netscape Communicator 6.x is not affected by this issue. If possible users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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Netscape User Preferences Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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