Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey document.open() frame spoofing
| mozilla-documentopen-frame-spoofing (28961) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey could allow a remote attacker to spoof frame content, caused by a vulnerability in the targetWindow.frames[n].document.open() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malicious Web site to spoof frame content from a trusted site.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-61 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 (Seamonkey):
Refer to RHSA-2006:0676-10 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 (Seamonkey):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200610-04 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to DSA-1191-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to DSA-1192-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (Firefox):
Refer to DSA-1210-1 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.
References:
- MFSA 2006-61: Frame spoofing using document.open().
- ASA-2006-196: seamonkey security update (RHSA-2006-0676)
- 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-2006-4568: Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass the security model and inject content into the sub-frame of another site via targetWindow.frames[n].document.open(), which facilitates spoofing and other attacks.
- DSA-1191: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1192: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1210: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200609-19: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200610-04: Seamonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:168: Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2006-0675: firefox security update
- RHSA-2006-0676: seamonkey security update
- SA21906: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA21940: Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA22422: Avaya Products Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA24711: Netscape Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016855: Mozilla Seamonkey document.open() Function Lets Remote Users Inject HTML into Frames
- SECTRACK ID: 1016856: Mozilla Firefox document.open() Function Lets Remote Users Inject HTML into Frames
- SUSE-SA:2006:054: Mozilla Firefox security update
- USN-351-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-354-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-361-1: Mozilla 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-2007-1198: Netscape Browser Security Update Fixes Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0083: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- 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 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta1
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5 rc3
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5 rc2
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5 rc1
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta2
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1 rc1
- 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 SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Dev
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Beta
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.1
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.3
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.4
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux AS
- 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
Reported:
Sep 14, 2006
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