Bug 151153 - CAN-2005-0402 arbitrary code execution via sidebar
Summary: CAN-2005-0402 arbitrary code execution via sidebar
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: firefox
Version: 4.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
: ---
Assignee: Christopher Aillon
QA Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard: impact=moderate,embargo=20050323:18,r...
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-03-15 14:29 UTC by Josh Bressers
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2005-03-23 19:21:23 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
Demo exploit from the Mozilla BTS (679 bytes, text/html)
2005-03-23 13:48 UTC, Josh Bressers
no flags Details
add sidebar panel page (519 bytes, text/html)
2005-03-23 13:50 UTC, Josh Bressers
no flags Details
testcase 2 (892 bytes, text/html)
2005-03-23 13:54 UTC, Josh Bressers
no flags Details
add sidebar panel page 2 (519 bytes, text/html)
2005-03-23 13:56 UTC, Josh Bressers
no flags Details
testcase 3 - "Plug-ins Finder" (1.10 KB, text/html)
2005-03-23 13:58 UTC, Josh Bressers
no flags Details


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Mozilla Foundation 284627 0 None None None Never
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2005:336 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: firefox security update 2005-03-23 05:00:00 UTC

Description Josh Bressers 2005-03-15 14:29:48 UTC
Sidebar allows an attacker to link to the privileged content (such as
about:config) and run arbitrary code on the content.

This is a firefox specific bug.

Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 13:48:07 UTC
Created attachment 112256 [details]
Demo exploit from the Mozilla BTS

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Bookmark testcase as sidebar panel
2. Click links in order

Comment 2 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 13:50:03 UTC
Created attachment 112257 [details]
add sidebar panel page

add sidebar panel page

Use this page to add the testcase to bookmark panel.

Comment 3 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 13:51:50 UTC
Steps to Reproduce (corrected):
1. Bookmark testcase as sidebar panel
2. Select "Sidebar Attack Test" from your bookmark and load it in the sidebar
3. Click links in order

Comment 4 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 13:54:28 UTC
Created attachment 112258 [details]
testcase 2

This test case will erase localstore.rdf file in your profile directory.

Comment 5 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 13:56:18 UTC
Created attachment 112259 [details]
add sidebar panel page 2

Use this page to add the testcase 2 to bookmark panel.

Comment 6 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 13:58:30 UTC
Created attachment 112260 [details]
testcase 3 - "Plug-ins Finder"

"data:" URL example.

Comment 7 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 18:35:26 UTC
Lifting embargo

Comment 8 Josh Bressers 2005-03-23 19:21:23 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-336.html



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