Re: Firescrolling [Firefox 1.0]

Does not work on firefox 1.0.1 n FC3.  first drag of scrollbar opens new
window URL chrome://browser/content/openLocation.xul

No file booom.txt created. 


On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 01:14:57PM -0500, Beauford, Jason wrote:
> That sucked.
>
> Fortunately:  http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/
>
> jmb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mikx [mailto:mikx@mikx.de] 
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 3:11 AM
> To: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com; bugtraq@securityfocus.com;
> NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM
> Subject: Firescrolling [Firefox 1.0]
>
>
> __Summar
>
> Remember my Internet Explorer "scrollbar exploit" based on http-equiv's 
> "What a Drag"? When will people ever learn that "unusual user
> interaction" 
> can be hidden by common tasks...
>
> Let's combine fireflashing, firetabbing, xul and javascript to run
> arbitrary 
> code by dragging a scrollbar two times.
>
> __Proof-of-Concept
>
> http://www.mikx.de/firescrolling/
>
> __Status
>
> The exploit is based on multiple vulnerabilities:
>
> bugzilla.mozilla.org #280664 (fireflashing) bugzilla.mozilla.org #280056
> (firetabbing) bugzilla.mozilla.org #281807 (firescrolling)
>
> Upgrade to Firefox 1.0.1 or disable javascript.
>
> The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has 
> assigned the name CAN-2005-0527 to this issue.
>
> __Affected Software
>
> Tested with Firefox 1.0 on Windows and Linux (Fedora Core)
>
> __Contact Informations
>
> Michael Krax <mikx@mikx.de>
> http://www.mikx.de/?p=11
>
> mikx