National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-1206

Overview

The startDocumentLoad function in browser/base/content/browser.js in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.11 and 3.6.x before 3.6.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.6, does not properly implement the Same Origin Policy in certain circumstances related to the about:blank document and a document that is currently loading, which allows (1) remote web servers to conduct spoofing attacks via vectors involving a 204 (aka No Content) status code, and allows (2) remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via vectors involving a window.stop call.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556957

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556957

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/cadddabb1178

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/cadddabb1178

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-45.html

Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-45.html

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 40283

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/40283

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8248

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8248

External Source: MISC

Name: http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2010/06/yeah-about-that-address-bar-thing.html

Hyperlink:http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2010/06/yeah-about-that-address-bar-thing.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8248

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8248