Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Auto-update DNS spoofing

mozilla-auto-update-dns-spoofing (28950) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to a victim's system, caused by a vulnerability in the Auto-update mechanism that does not adequately protect against DNS spoofing. If an attacker could spoof a victim's DNS server, the attacker could gain unauthorized access to the victim's system if the victim accepts the attacker's certificate for the Mozilla update site.

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta1
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 rc1
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 rc2
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 rc3
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.1 rc1
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.1
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.2
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.3
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.4
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.5
  • Mozilla, Firefox 1.5.0.6
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.2
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.3
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
  • Mozilla, Thunderbird 1.5.0.6
  • Novell, Linux Desktop 9
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux WS
  • RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
  • SuSE, SuSE SLED 10
  • SuSE, SuSE SLES 10

Remedy:

Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-58 for upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux 4 (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2006:0675-5 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux 4 (Thunderbird):
Refer to RHSA-2006:0677-5 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200609-19 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200610-01 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SA:2006:054 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 2006-58, Auto-update compromise through DNS and SSL spoofing at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-58.html.
  • ASA-2006-219: thunderbird security update (RHSA-2006-0677)
  • ASA-2006-224: firefox security update (RHSA-2006-0675)
  • ASA-2007-097: HP-UX Running Firefox Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02153)
  • BID-20042: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-4567: Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7 makes it easy for users to accept self-signed certificates for the auto-update mechanism, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to use DNS spoofing to trick users into visiting a malicious site and accepting a malicious certificate for the Mozilla update site, which can then be used to install arbitrary code on the next update.
  • GLSA-200609-19: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • GLSA-200610-01: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • MDKSA-2006:168: Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • MDKSA-2006:169: Updated Thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2006-0675: firefox security update
  • RHSA-2006-0677: thunderbird security update
  • SA21906: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA21939: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA22422: Avaya Products Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016850: Mozilla Thunderbird Auto-Update Can Be Spoofed in Certain Cases
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016851: Mozilla Firefox Auto-Update Can Be Spoofed in Certain Cases
  • SUSE-SA:2006:054: Mozilla Firefox security update
  • USN-350-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
  • USN-351-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
  • USN-352-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
  • USN-354-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-3617: Mozilla Products Remote Code Execution and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-3748: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Mozilla Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-0083: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Sep 14, 2006

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