Mozilla Firefox popup blocker cross-domain security bypass
| firefox-popup-security-bypass (32194) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to bypass the cross-domain security module, caused by a vulnerability when the popup blocker is disabled. A remote attacker could create a malicious Web page to bypass security zone restrictions and read arbitrary files on the system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit the malicious site and manually enable the popup blocker.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 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 1.5.0.9
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, Linux POS 9
- Novell, Open Enterprise Server
- Novell, Open Enterprise Server
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux OpenExchange Server 4
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Retail Solution 8
- SuSE, SuSE Linux School Server
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
- SuSE, SuSE SLED 10
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 10
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
Refer to MFSA 2007-05 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0078-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0079-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Firefox RHEL server and client):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0097-5 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (SeaMonkey):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0077-4 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (SeaMonkey):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200703-08 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to GLSA 200703-04 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-428-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux (Firefox):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:050 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux (Firefox):
Refer to SUSE-SA:2007:019 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to SUSE-SA:2007:022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 05 2007 - 06:18:52 CST, Firefox + popup blocker + XMLHttpRequest + srand() = oops at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0103.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 05 2007 - 06:44:22 CST, Re: Firefox + popup blocker + XMLHttpRequest + srand() = oops at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0104.html.
- MFSA 2007-05, XSS and local file access by opening blocked popups at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-05.html.
- Mozilla Web site, mozilla - home of the mozilla, firefox, and camino web browsers at http://www.mozilla.org/.
- ASA-2007-092: SeaMonkey security update (RHSA-2007-0077)
- ASA-2007-095: thunderbird security update (RHSA-2007-0078)
- ASA-2007-114: Firefox security update (RHSA-2007-0079)
- BID-22396: Mozilla Firefox Popup Blocker Cross Zone Security Bypass Weakness
- BID-22694: Mozilla Thunderbird/SeaMonkey/Firefox Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-0800: Cross-zone vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9 considers blocked popups to have an internal zone origin, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cross zone restrictions and read arbitrary file:// URIs by convincing a user to show a blocked popup.
- GLSA-200703-04: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200703-08: SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:050: Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:050-1: Updated Firefox packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 32108: Mozilla Multiple Product Blocked Popup Arbitrary File Access
- RHSA-2007-0077: Critical: seamonkey security update
- RHSA-2007-0078: Critical: thunderbird security update
- RHSA-2007-0079: Critical: Firefox security update
- RHSA-2007-0097: Critical: firefox security update
- RHSA-2007-0108: Critical: thunderbird security update
- SA24205: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA24238: Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017702: Mozilla Firefox Flaws Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Local File Access
- SUSE-SA:2007:019: MozillaFirefox security update 1.5.0.10/2.0.0.2
- SUSE-SA:2007:022: Mozilla security problems
- USN-428-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
- USN-428-2: Firefox regression
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0718: Mozilla Products Multiple Remote Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0083: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Firefox Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 05, 2007
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