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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
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.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 05 2007 - 06:18:52 CST: Firefox + popup blocker + XMLHttpRequest + srand() = oops.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 05 2007 - 06:44:22 CST: Re: Firefox + popup blocker + XMLHttpRequest + srand() = oops.
- MFSA 2007-05: XSS and local file access by opening blocked popups.
- Mozilla Web site: mozilla - home of the mozilla, firefox, and camino web browsers.
- 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
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- 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 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 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- 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
Reported:
Feb 05, 2007
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