Web browser frame spoof
| http-frame-spoof (1598) |  High Risk |
Description:
A vulnerability in many popular Web browsers, including Netscape and Internet Explorer, allows a malicious Web site operator to trick a user into entering possibly compromising information. This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a frame inside a Web browser window that looks like that of a legitimate site, which could fool an unwary user to provide personal information on the Web site.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS98-020. See References.
As a workaround, if this is not possible, users should disable Javascript, which is required to exploit this vulnerability.
For Safari:
Apply the update for this vulnerability, as listed in Apple Security Update 2004-09-07. See References.
For Slackware Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Mailing List, Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:17:12 -0700 (PDT) for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 9.1: 1.4.3-i486-1 or later
Slackware Linux 10.0 and -current: 1.7.2-i486-1 or later
Upgrade to the latest kde package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Mailing List, Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:01:35 -0700 (PDT) for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 9.1: 3.1.4-i486-2 or later
Slackware Linux 10.0 and -current: 3.2.3-i486-2 or later
For KDE:
Apply the appropriate patch, as listed in KDE Security Advisory advisory-20040811-3. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of KDE (3.2.3-r1 or later), as listed in GLSA 200408-13. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest kdelibs package, as listed below.Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:086 : kdelibs/kdebase for more information.See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 3.1.3-79.2.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 3.2-79.2.100mdk or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest kde package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:864 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 3.2.3-63234U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 3.1.5-28535U90_5cl or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:877 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 1.7.3-60868U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 1.7.3-27852U90_4cl or later
For SuSE Linux:
Apply the update for this vulnerability, as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2004:036. See References.
For Sun Solaris:
Apply the appropriate T-patch for your system, as listed below. Refer to Sun Alert ID: 57701 for more information. See References.
SPARC
Solaris 9: T117767-02 or later
x86 Platform
Solaris 9: T117768-02 or later
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Sarge:
Upgrade to the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox (1.0.4-2sarge1 or later), as listed in DSA-775-1. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Sarge:
Upgrade to the latest versions of Mozilla (1.7.8-1sarge1 or later), as listed in DSA-777-1. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (Sarge):
Upgrade to the latest versions of Mozilla (1.7.8-1sarge2 or later), as listed in DSA-810-1. See References.
For Conectiva Linux 10.0:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla (1.7.10 or later), as listed in Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:994. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2005:587-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2005:586-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-149-1, USN-149-2, USN-149-3 and USN-155-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2004-09-07: Component: Safari.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 30 1999 - 11:53:44 CST: Default IE 5.0 security settings allow frame spoofing.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-251: Mozilla Security Updates.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-252: Firefox Security Updates.
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-195: Mozilla Updated Security Packages.
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-212: Apple Security Update.
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-069: Sun - Multiple Mozilla Vulnerabilities.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:864: Fix for multiple security vulnerabilities.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:877: New upstream for mozilla.
- KDE Security Advisory advisory-20040811-3: Konqueror Frame Injection Vulnerability.
- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 167614: Update Available For "Frame Spoof" Security Issue.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS98-020: Patch Available for "Frame Spoof" Vulnerability.
- Netscape Security Notes: The Frame-Spoofing Vulnerability.
- Slackware Security Advisories Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:01:35 -0700 (PDT): [slackware-security] kde (SSA:2004-247-01).
- Slackware Security Advisories Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:17:12 -0700 (PDT): [slackware-security] Mozilla (SSA:2004-223-01).
- Sun Alert ID: 57701: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla.
- BID-10763: Opera Web Browser Cross-Domain Frame Loading Vulnerability
- BID-10877: Mozilla Cross-Domain Frame Loading Vulnerability
- BID-10921: KDE Konqueror Cross-Domain Frame Loading Vulnerability
- BID-11140: Apple Safari Cross-Domain Frame Loading Vulnerability
- BID-14242: Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-15495: SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
- BID-855: Internet Explorer Subframe Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-0827: By default, Internet Explorer 5.0 and other versions enables the Navigate sub-frames across different domains option, which allows frame spoofing.
- CVE-1999-0869: Internet Explorer 3.x to 4.01 allows a remote attacker to insert malicious content into a frame of another web site, aka frame spoofing.
- CVE-2004-0717: Opera 7.51 for Windows and 7.50 for Linux does not properly prevent a frame in one domain from injecting content into a frame that belongs to another domain, which facilitates web site spoofing and other attacks, aka the frame injection vulnerability.
- CVE-2004-0718: The (1) Mozilla 1.6, (2) Firebird 0.7, (3) Firefox 0.8, and (4) Netscape 7.1 web browsers do not properly prevent a frame in one domain from injecting content into a frame that belongs to another domain, which facilitates web site spoofing and other attacks, aka the frame injection vulnerability.
- CVE-2004-0719: Internet Explorer for Mac 5.2.3, Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP, and possibly other versions, does not properly prevent a frame in one domain from injecting content into a frame that belongs to another domain, which facilitates web site spoofing and other attacks, aka the frame injection vulnerability.
- CVE-2004-0720: Safari 1.2.2 does not properly prevent a frame in one domain from injecting content into a frame that belongs to another domain, which facilitates web site spoofing and other attacks, aka the frame injection vulnerability.
- CVE-2004-0721: Konqueror 3.1.3, 3.2.2, and possibly other versions does not properly prevent a frame in one domain from injecting content into a frame that belongs to another domain, which facilitates web site spoofing and other attacks, aka the frame injection vulnerability.
- CVE-2005-1937: A regression error in Firefox 1.0.3 and Mozilla 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript from one page into the frameset of another site, aka the frame injection spoofing vulnerability, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2004-0718.
- DSA-775: mozilla-firefox -- frame injection spoofing
- DSA-777: mozilla -- frame injection spoofing
- DSA-810: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:086: Updated kdelibs and kdebase packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:120-1: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:128: Updated mozilla packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2004-412: kdelibs
- RHSA-2004-421: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-586: firefox security update
- RHSA-2005-587: mozilla security update
- SA11966: Internet Explorer Frame Injection Vulnerability
- SA11978: Multiple Browsers Frame Injection Vulnerability
- SA15601: Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox Frame Injection Vulnerability
- SUSE-SA:2004:030: apache2: remote DoS condition
- SUSE-SA:2004:031: cups: remote code execution
- SUSE-SA:2004:032: apache2: remote denial-of-service
- SUSE-SA:2004:033: gtk2 gdk-pixbuf: remote code execution
- SUSE-SA:2004:034: XFree86-libs xshared: remote command execution
- SUSE-SA:2004:035: samba: remote file disclosure
- SUSE-SA:2004:036: mozilla: various vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2005:045: mozilla MozillaFirefox epiphany galeon: information leak
- USN-149-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-149-2: Fixed Firefox packages for USN-149-1
- USN-149-3: Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-155-1: Mozilla vulnerabilities
- USN-155-2: Updated Epiphany packages to match Mozilla security update
- USN-155-3: Fixed mozilla locale packages
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1075: Mozilla Suite and Firefox Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Safari
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
- Conectiva Linux 10
- Conectiva Linux 9.0
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo Linux
- KDE KDE 3.2.3
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0.1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0.2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
- Mozilla Mozilla Suite 1.7.7
- Netscape Navigator
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Opera Opera Browser 7.50
- Opera Opera Browser 7.51
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Slackware Slackware Linux 10.0
- Slackware Slackware Linux 9.1
- Slackware Slackware Linux current
- Sun Solaris 8
- Sun Solaris 9
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
- SuSE SuSE SLES 9
Reported:
Dec 23, 1998
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