Multiple Mozilla products "save image as" file extension spoofing
| mozilla-saveimageas-ext-spoofing (25814) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey, could allow a remote attacker to trick a user into downloading a malicious executable by layering an image over a transparent image that is linked to an executable. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute code on the victim's system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web site and save the malicious file to their system.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- 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, Firefox 1.0.5
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.6
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.7
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta1
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5
- Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta2
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.10
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.11
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.12
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.6
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.7
- Mozilla, Mozilla Suite 1.7.8
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Beta
- Mozilla, SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.1
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.2
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.3
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.4
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.5 Beta
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.5
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.6
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.0.7
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5
- Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5 Beta2
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-13 for upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to DSA-1046-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Firefox):
Refer to DSA-1044-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to DSA-1051-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-12 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-18 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-271-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Sun Solaris 10:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Sun Alert ID: 102550. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:021 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- MFSA 2006-13, Downloading executables with "Save Image As..." at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-13.html.
- Mozilla Web site, Firefox - Rediscover the Web at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/.
- Mozilla Web site, The SeaMonkey Project at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/.
- Mozilla Web site, Mozilla Suite at http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/.
- Sun Alert ID: 102550, Multiple Security Vulnerabilites in Mozilla 1.4 and 1.7 for Solaris and for Sun JDS for Linux at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1.
- BID-17516: Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1736: Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to trick users into downloading and saving an executable file via an image that is overlaid by a transparent image link that points to the executable, which causes the executable to be saved when the user clicks the Save image as... option. NOTE: this attack is made easier due to a GUI truncation issue that prevents the user from seeing the malicious extension when there is extra whitespace in the filename.
- DSA-1044: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1046: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1051: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200604-12: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200604-18: Mozilla Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:075: Updated mozilla-firefox packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:076: Updated mozilla packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
- SA19631: Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2006:021: Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla suite various security problems
- USN-271-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-275-1: Mozilla vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1356: Mozilla Products Memory Corruption and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 13, 2006
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