32111 : Mozilla Multiple Products HTML Tag Attribute Trailing Character Content Filter Bypass
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Timeline
Discovery Date Disclosure Date
2005-10-27 2007-02-23

Description

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey parsers improperly ignore invalid trailing characters in HTML tag attribute names. This allows remote attackers to bypass web site content filters that use regular expressions and execute arbitrary scripting code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Technical

onload!#$%&()*~+-_.,:;?@[/|\]^`=doEvilStuff()

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.2 or higher, Mozilla Firefox version 1.5.0.10 or higher, and Mozilla SeaMonkey version 1.0.8 or higher as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Mozilla Organization
Watch-list
Firefox
Watch-list
 2.0.0.2
1.5.0.10
0.8
0.9
0.9 rc
0.9.1
0.9.2
0.9.3
0.10
0.10.1
1.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.0.5
1.0.6
1.0.7
1.0.8
1.5
1.5 beta 1
1.5 beta 2
1.5.0.1
1.5.0.2
1.5.0.3
1.5.0.4
1.5.0.5
1.5.0.6
1.5.0.7
1.5.0.9
2.0
2.0 Beta 1
2.0 RC2
2.0 RC3
2.0.1
SeaMonkey
Watch-list
 1.0.8
1.0.7
1.0.6
1.0.5
1.0.3
1.0.2
1.0.1
1.0 dev
1.0

References

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Credit
  • Alejandro Torras - atec_postyahoo.es -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-02-27 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_0

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