Mozilla and Thunderbird disableCookieForMailNews bypass policy
| mozilla-cookie-policy-bypass (19172) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla fails to properly adhere to the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference. A remote attacker could send an email message containing a cookie to bypass the privacy and security policy.
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc3
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.3
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.6
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7.1
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7.2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.7.3
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.8
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 0.9
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
Remedy:
For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.7.5 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Thunderbird:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.0 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2005:335-07 or RHSA-2005:323-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to RHSA-2005:094-05 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-168, Mozilla Security Update at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-168.shtml.
- MFSA 2005-011, Mail responds to cookie requests at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-11.html.
- Mozilla Web site, Firefox at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/.
- BID-12407: Multiple Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0149: Thunderbird 0.6 through 0.9 and Mozilla 1.7 through 1.7.3 does not obey the network.cookie.disableCookieForMailNews preference, which could allow remote attackers bypass the user's intended privacy and security policy by using cookies in e-mail messages.
- RHSA-2005-094: thunderbird security update
- RHSA-2005-323: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-335: mozilla security update
- SUSE-SA:2006:022: MozillaThunderbird various problems
Reported:
Jan 31, 2005
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