Mozilla Firefox MakeScriptDialogTitle() spoofing
| firefox-makescriptdialogtitle-spoofing (54612) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by an error in the MakeScriptDialogTitle() function. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the host name display in the script dialog title and possibly launch further attacks on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Dec 05 2009: Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Prompt Spoofing Weakness.
- Mozilla Web site: Firefox - Rediscover the web.
- BID-37230: Mozilla Firefox JavaScript 'Prompted Message' Spoofing Vulnerability
- BID-37232: Mozilla Firefox 'MakeScriptDialogTitle()' URI Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-4130: Visual truncation vulnerability in the MakeScriptDialogTitle function in nsGlobalWindow.cpp in Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to spoof the origin domain name of a script via a long name.
- OSVDB ID: 61089: Mozilla Firefox nsGlobalWindow.cpp MakeScriptDialogTitle Function Domain Name Truncation Spoofing
- SECTRACK ID: 1023287: Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof Prompt Dialogs
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
- Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta1
- Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta2
- Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta3
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
Reported:
Dec 04, 2009
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