Mozilla child frame top.focus function cross-site scripting
| mozilla-frame-topfocus-xss (21332) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to cross-site scripting caused by a vulnerability in the child frame when calling the top.focus() function. The frames, parent, self, and top DHTML properties fail to be properly protected when being modified by another site using JavaScript. A remote attacker could send a malicious URL containing embedded code which, once the link is clicked, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.10
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.10.1
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.8
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9 rc
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.1
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.2
- Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.3
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.1
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.2
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.3
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.4
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.3
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc2
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5.1
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.6 Beta
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 rc3
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7 Beta
- 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, Mozilla 1.7.5
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.6
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.7
- Mozilla, Mozilla 1.7.8
- Netscape, Navigator 8.0.1
- Netscape, Navigator 8.0.2
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- 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
Remedy:
For Mozilla Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox (1.0.5 or later), available from the Firefox Web page. See References.
For Mozilla:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Suite (1.7.9 or later), available from the Mozilla Suite Web page. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mozilla, as listed below. Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:045 for more information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
x86:
SUSE Linux 9.2 and 9.3: 1.0.6-4.1 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.0.6-4.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.0.6-2 or later
SUSE Linux 8.2: 1.7.8-19 or later
x86-64 Platform:
SUSE Linux 9.3: 1.7.5-17.5 or later
SUSE Linux 9.2: 1.0.6-4.1 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.0.6-4.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.0.6-2 or later
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla-Firefox (1.0.4-2sarge3 or later), as listed in DSA-779-2. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version 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 Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla-Thunderbird (1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.6 or later), as listed in DSA-781-1. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version of mozilla-firefox (1.0.4-2sarge1 or later), as listed in DSA-775-1. 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-251, Mozilla Security Updates at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-251.shtml.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-252, Firefox Security Updates at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:994, New upstream for mozilla at http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000994.
- MFSA 2005-52, Same origin violation: frame calling top.focus() at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-52.html.
- Mozilla Firefox Download Web page, Firefox - Rediscover the web at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/.
- Mozilla Suite Web page, Mozilla Suite- The All-in-One Internet Application Suite at http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/.
- SGI Security Advisory 20050802-01-U, SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3 Security Update #45 at ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050802-01-U.asc.
- BID-14242: Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-2266: Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 allows a child frame to call top.focus and other methods in a parent frame, even when the parent is in a different domain, which violates the same origin policy and allows remote attackers to steal sensitive information such as cookies and passwords from web sites whose child frames do not verify that they are in the same domain as their parents.
- DSA-775: mozilla-firefox -- frame injection spoofing
- DSA-777: mozilla -- frame injection spoofing
- DSA-779: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-781: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-810: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200507-14: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:120: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:120-1: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:127: Updated mozilla-thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:127-1: Updated mozilla-thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:128: Updated mozilla packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-586: firefox security update
- RHSA-2005-587: mozilla security update
- RHSA-2005-601: thunderbird security update
- SA15549: Firefox Property Manipulation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SA15551: Mozilla Property Manipulation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SA15553: Netscape Property Manipulation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SA15601: Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox Frame Injection Vulnerability
- SUSE-SA:2005:045: mozilla MozillaFirefox epiphany galeon: information leak
- SUSE-SA:2006:022: MozillaThunderbird various problems
- 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
Reported:
Jul 13, 2005
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