Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird cert_TestHostName certificate spoofing
| mozilla-certtesthostname-certificate-spoof (16868) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla could allow a remote attacker to spoof a trusted certificate. The cert_TestHostName function in the certdb.c file fails to properly validate the hostname. A remote attacker could spoof a trusted certificate using a non-FQDN (fully qualified domain name) and bypass the warning dialog.
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.7
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.8
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.0
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.0 rc1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.0.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.0.2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.1 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.1 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.2.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.3
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.3.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.4
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.1
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.3
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.4
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.5
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.6
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 10.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 9.1
- Slackware, Slackware Linux current
- Sun, JDS 2003
- Sun, JDS Release 2
- 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 Desktop 1.0
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.7 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version (0.9 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Thunderbird:
Upgrade to the latest version (0.7.2 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:421-17 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor: 1.4.3-2.1.2 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 1.4.3-3.0.2.x86_64 or later
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
For SuSE Linux:
Apply the update for this vulnerability, as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2004:036. See References.
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 Sun Solaris:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed below. Refer to Sun Alert ID: 57701 for more information. See References.
SPARC
Solaris 8: 117765-02 or later
Solaris 9: 117767-02 or later
x86 Platform
Solaris 8: 117766-02 or later
Solaris 9: 117768-02 or later
Linux
Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2003: 118937-01 or later
Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2: 118492-02 or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-195, Mozilla Updated Security Packages at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-195.shtml.
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-069, Sun - Multiple Mozilla Vulnerabilities at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-069.shtml.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:877, New upstream for mozilla at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000877.
- Mozilla Bugzilla Bug 234058, Certificate name matching for non-FQDNs is insecure at http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234058.
- Mozilla Web site, Fixed in Mozilla 1.7/Firefox 0.9/Thunderbird 0.7 at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7 .
- Slackware Security Advisories Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:17:12 -0700 (PDT), [slackware-security] Mozilla (SSA:2004-223-01) at http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.667659.
- Sun Alert ID: 57701, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Mozilla at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57701-1&searchclause=%22category:security%22%20%22availability,%20security%22.
- BID-10876: Mozilla Browser Non-FQDN SSL Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0765: The cert_TestHostName function in Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7, only checks the hostname portion of a certificate when the hostname portion of the URI is not a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), which allows remote attackers to spoof trusted certificates.
- RHSA-2004-421: mozilla security update
- 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
Reported:
Aug 03, 2004
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