74589 : Mozilla Multiple Products D2D API Same Origin Policy Bypass Image Data Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-08-16

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-2986" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products, when the Direct2D (aka D2D) API is used on Windows, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and obtain sensitive image data from a different domain, by inserting this data into a canvas.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade Firefox to version 6 or higher, Thunderbird to version 6 or higher, and SeaMonkey to version 2.3 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
4
5
Thunderbird
5
SeaMonkey
2.2

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-08-19 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_0

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