69776 : Mozilla Multiple Products netwerk/base/public/nsNetUtil.h NS_SecurityCompareURIs Function Error Page Location Bar Spoofing Weakness
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-10-07

Description

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey contain a flaw related to the 'NS_SecurityCompareURIs' function in 'netwerk/base/public/nsNetUtil.h'. The function does not properly handle about:neterror and about:certerror pages, allowing a context-dependent attacker to use a maliciously crafted web site to spoof the location bar.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade Firefox to version 3.5.16 or 3.6.13 or higher and SeaMonkey to version 2.0.11 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Mozilla Organization	Firefox	3.6.12
		3.5.15
	SeaMonkey	2.0.10

References

Credit

Michal Zalewski - Google Inc.

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-12-13 | Disagree?

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