Multiple vendor Web browser modal dialog spoofing
| web-browser-modal-spoofing (18864) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple vendor Web browsers including Firefox version 1.0, Mozilla version 1.7.5, and Netscape version 7.1 running on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 could allow a remote attacker to spoof the content in a modal dialog box. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL link for a downloadable file that displays a pop-up window over a dialog box, hiding the content of the dialog, once a victim prepares to download the file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Web page and hosting it on a Web site or by sending it to a victim as an HTML email.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Gentoo, Linux
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.5
- Netscape, Navigator 7.1
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
Remedy:
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla (1.7.6 or later), as listed in GLSA 200503-30. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-03-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2005:335-07, RHSA-2005:384-11, or RHSA-2005:323-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2005:176-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-149-3 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Other
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jan 10 2005 - 17:22:09 CST , Firespoofing [Firefox 1.0] at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-01/0092.html.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-149, Firefox Security Update at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-149.shtml.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-168, Mozilla Security Update at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-168.shtml.
- BID-12234: Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox Browser Modal Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1380: Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allows inactive (background) tabs to launch dialog boxes, which can allow remote attackers to spoof the dialog boxes from web sites in other windows and facilitate phishing attacks, aka the Dialog Box Spoofing Vulnerability.
- CVE-2005-0591: Firefox before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the (1) security and (2) download modal dialog boxes, which could be used to trick users into executing script or downloading and executing a file, aka Firespoofing.
- GLSA-200503-10: Mozilla Firefox: Various vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200503-30: Mozilla Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-176: firefox security update
- RHSA-2005-323: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-335: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-384: Mozilla security update
- SA12712: Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox / Camino Tabbed Browsing Vulnerabilities
- SA13786: Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox Dialog Overlapping Weakness
- USN-149-3: Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jan 12, 2005
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